Olympus E-PL1 vs Olympus VH-410

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-PL1 and Olympus VH-410, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-PL1 (12MP) and VH-410 (16MP) and the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and VH-410 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL1 was unveiled 3 years prior to the VH-410 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-PL1 matches up against the VH-410 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1 and Olympus VH-410. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery and Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1 features exterior dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Olympus VH-410 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-PL1 and the VH-410.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1 and VH-410 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The photograph below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL1 and VH-410.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus VH-410 will provide greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-PL1 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.