Olympus VH-410 vs Pentax K200D

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus VH-410 versus Pentax K200D, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and K200D (10MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and K200D (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The VH-410 was unveiled 4 years later than the K200D and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K200D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the VH-410 grades versus the K200D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VH-410 and Pentax K200D. The full galleries are available at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Pentax K200D Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 offers outside dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K200D has sizing of 134mm x 95mm x 74mm (5.3" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 690 grams (1.52 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VH-410 versus Pentax K200D in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the VH-410 against the K200D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-410 and K200D is 95 and 61 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-410 and K200D.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Olympus VH-410 will render more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent VH-410 provides an edge in sensor tech.