Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K-r

Its time to look closer at the Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K-r, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and K-r (12MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and K-r (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The VH-410 was launched 18 months after the K-r which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the VH-410 matches up vs the K-r with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K-r. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Pentax K-r Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-410 has got outer 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-r has dimensions of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") having a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K-r in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the VH-410 versus the K-r.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the VH-410 and K-r is 95 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes purely by seeing specs. The pic here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and K-r.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VH-410 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Olympus VH-410 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The newer VH-410 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.