Olympus VH-410 vs Sigma DP2s

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus VH-410 and Sigma DP2s, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sigma. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and DP2s (5MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and DP2s (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The VH-410 was launched 2 years later than the DP2s and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sigma DP2s being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the VH-410 matches up vs the DP2s in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-410 & Sigma DP2s. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Sigma DP2s Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 has got 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) while the Sigma DP2s has sizing of 113mm x 60mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 280 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the VH-410 compared to the DP2s.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VH-410 and DP2s is 95 and 86 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The photograph here will offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-410 and DP2s.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus VH-410 will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern VH-410 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.