Olympus E-410 vs Sony ZV-1

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-410 and Sony ZV-1, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the E-410 (10MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the E-410 (Four Thirds) and ZV-1 (1") provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-410 was announced 14 years earlier than the ZV-1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-410 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-410 matches up against the ZV-1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-410 & Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-410 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-410 has physical measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Sony ZV-1 has sizing of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-410 and Sony ZV-1 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the E-410 vs the ZV-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-410 and ZV-1 is 77 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reviewing technical specs. The photograph here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-410 and ZV-1.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-410 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony ZV-1 will offer you extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older E-410 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.