Olympus E-500 vs Olympus VH-410

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-500 versus Olympus VH-410, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and VH-410 (16MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and VH-410 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was released 7 years prior to the VH-410 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-500 scores versus the VH-410 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 and Olympus VH-410. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-500 has got outer dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Olympus VH-410 has dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-500 versus Olympus VH-410 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-500 against the VH-410.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-500 and VH-410 is 70 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The photograph below may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and VH-410.

Clearly, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-500 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus VH-410 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind in sensor tech.