Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus VH-410

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus VH-410, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are designed by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the VH-410 (16MP) is fairly similar but the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and VH-410 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The E-M10 was announced 20 months later than the VH-410 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-M10 scores against the VH-410 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Olympus VH-410. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-M10 Gallery and Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 offers outside dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Olympus VH-410 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the E-M10 against the VH-410.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M10 and VH-410 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M10 and VH-410.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got the exact same resolution but different sensor measurements. The E-M10 provides the larger sensor which should make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult. The more recent E-M10 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.