Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K100D S

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K100D S, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and K100D S (6MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and K100D S (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The VH-410 was announced 5 years later than the K100D S and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the VH-410 scores against the K100D S when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-410 & Pentax K100D Super. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Pentax K100D S Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-410 has got physical measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K100D S has dimensions of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the VH-410 and the K100D S.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-410 and K100D S is 95 and 65 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the VH-410 and K100D S.

As you can see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Olympus VH-410 will resolve more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer VH-410 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.