Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Olympus VH-410

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus SP-800 UZ vs Olympus VH-410, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the SP-800 UZ (14MP) and the VH-410 (16MP) is relatively well matched and both cameras boast the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SP-800 UZ was manufactured 3 years prior to the VH-410 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the SP-800 UZ grades against the VH-410 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SP-800 UZ & Olympus VH-410. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus SP-800 UZ Gallery & Olympus VH-410 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus SP-800 UZ features outer dimensions of 110mm x 90mm x 91mm (4.3" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 455 grams (1.00 lbs) while the Olympus VH-410 has sizing of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the SP-800 UZ vs the VH-410.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SP-800 UZ and VH-410 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing purely by checking specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SP-800 UZ and VH-410.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Olympus VH-410 to give you more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older SP-800 UZ is going to be behind in sensor technology.