Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K-x

Below, we will be matching up the Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K-x, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and K-x (12MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and K-x (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The VH-410 was brought out 2 years after the K-x which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-x being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the VH-410 matches up against the K-x when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-410 & Pentax K-x. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Pentax K-x Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 features physical dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Pentax K-x has sizing of 123mm x 92mm x 68mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the VH-410 versus the K-x.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-410 and K-x is 95 and 69 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions simply by going over specifications. The image here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and K-x.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VH-410 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus VH-410 will offer you extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger VH-410 provides an advantage in sensor tech.