Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K-3 II

Below is a in depth assessment of the Olympus VH-410 versus Pentax K-3 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The VH-410 was brought out 3 years earlier than the K-3 II and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple summary of how the VH-410 scores versus the K-3 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K-3 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus VH-410 comes with external dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 II has specifications of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Examine the Olympus VH-410 versus Pentax K-3 II in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the VH-410 compared to the K-3 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VH-410 and K-3 II is 95 and 59 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing technical specs. The graphic here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-410 and K-3 II.

As you have seen, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Pentax K-3 II will provide you with more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics more aggressively. The older VH-410 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.