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Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2

Portability
77
Imaging
44
Features
35
Overall
40
Olympus E-410 front
 
Pentax Optio WG-2 front
Portability
91
Imaging
39
Features
37
Overall
38

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Key Specs

Olympus E-410
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 435g - 130 x 91 x 53mm
  • Launched June 2007
  • Alternate Name is EVOLT E-410
  • Replaced the Olympus E-400
  • Updated by Olympus E-420
Pentax WG-2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 192g - 122 x 61 x 30mm
  • Revealed February 2012
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Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Overview

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and WG-2 (16MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and WG-2 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-410 was launched 5 years before the WG-2 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax WG-2 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-410 grades against the WG-2 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-410 over the Pentax WG-2

 E-410 WG-2 

Reasons to pick Pentax WG-2 over the Olympus E-410

 WG-2 E-410 
RevealedFebruary 2012June 2007More recent by 56 months
Screen sizing3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k215kSharper screen (+245k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-410 and Pentax WG-2

 E-410 WG-2 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Physical Comparison

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 provides exterior dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Pentax WG-2 has sizing of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-410 vs the WG-2.

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-410 and WG-2 is 77 and 91 respectively.

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-410 and WG-2.

All in all, both cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-410 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Pentax WG-2 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older E-410 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus E-410
Portrait photography with Pentax WG-2
56
manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
megapixel count low (10MP)
40
focusing manually
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
comes with face detect focusing
no manual control
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-410 Street photography factors
Pentax WG-2 Street photography factors
60
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
54
weather sealing
fixed screen
no image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-410 as a Sports photography camera
Pentax WG-2 as a Sports photography camera
42
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
low frames per second (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (10MP)
38
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
comes with tracking focus
weather sealing
max fps low (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-410
Travel photography with Pentax WG-2
49
has built in flash
does not have Time Lapse mode
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
70
weather sealing
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-410 Landscape photography highlights
Pentax WG-2 Landscape photography highlights
50
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
tiny screen (2.5 inch)
lack of image stabilization
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
does not have Time Lapse mode
47
focusing manually
reasonably wide (28mm)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
weather sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
no image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-410
Vlogging with Pentax WG-2
9
can't record video
30
reasonably wide (28mm)
comes with face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
doesn't have microphone socket
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Olympus E-410 vs Pentax WG-2 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-410 and Pentax WG-2
 Olympus E-410Pentax Optio WG-2
General Information
Company Olympus Pentax
Model type Olympus E-410 Pentax Optio WG-2
Also called EVOLT E-410 -
Category Entry-Level DSLR Waterproof
Launched 2007-06-14 2012-02-07
Physical type Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 3648 x 2736 4288 x 3216
Max native ISO 1600 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Available lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.5 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 215k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech - Widescreen TFT color LCD with anti-reflective coating
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 4s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 5.40 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 435 gr (0.96 lb) 192 gr (0.42 lb)
Dimensions 130 x 91 x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") 122 x 61 x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 51 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.0 not tested
DXO Low light rating 494 not tested
Other
Battery life - 260 photos
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery ID - D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC card, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Launch pricing - $350