Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K-1 II

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K-1 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VH-410 was launched 6 years before the K-1 II and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the VH-410 matches up against the K-1 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K-1 Mark II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus VH-410 offers 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 Pentax K-1 II has specifications of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

Examine the Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K-1 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the VH-410 against the K-1 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-410 and K-1 II is 95 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and K-1 II.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The VH-410 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-1 II will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 20MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older VH-410 is going to be behind in sensor technology.