Olympus VH-410 vs Panasonic FZ100

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus VH-410 vs Panasonic FZ100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the VH-410 (16MP) and the FZ100 (14MP) is fairly close and both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VH-410 was announced 2 years after the FZ100 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summation of how the VH-410 scores versus the FZ100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VH-410 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Panasonic FZ100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus VH-410 provides exterior dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ100 has proportions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the VH-410 against the FZ100.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the VH-410 and FZ100 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by looking through technical specs. The picture below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and FZ100.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus VH-410 to result in greater detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger VH-410 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.