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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100

Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
34
Overall
37
Olympus VH-410 front
 
Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 front
Portability
64
Imaging
48
Features
38
Overall
44

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Key Specs

Olympus VH-410
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 152g - 102 x 60 x 21mm
  • Introduced August 2012
Sony A100
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 638g - 133 x 95 x 71mm
  • Revealed July 2006
  • Succeeded the Konica Minolta 5D
  • Replacement is Sony A550
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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Overview

Following is a thorough review of the Olympus VH-410 versus Sony A100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and A100 (10MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and A100 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor size.

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The VH-410 was revealed 6 years after the A100 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the VH-410 grades against the A100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VH-410 over the Sony A100

 VH-410 A100 
RevealedAugust 2012July 2006More modern by 74 months
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k230kCrisper screen (+230k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony A100 over the Olympus VH-410

 A100 VH-410 
Manual focus Very exact focus

Common features in the Olympus VH-410 and Sony A100

 VH-410 A100 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Physical Comparison

If you are going to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus VH-410 has got external measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony A100 has proportions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") having a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the VH-410 compared to the A100.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-410 and A100 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its tough to envision the difference between sensor sizes only by checking a spec sheet. The pic below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the VH-410 and A100.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VH-410 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus VH-410 will resolve more detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher VH-410 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 sensor size comparison

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus VH-410
Portrait photography with Sony A100
34
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
provides face detection focusing
no manual focus
manual mode not available
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
52
manual focus
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
does not have liveview
megapixel count low (10MP)
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Street Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Street photography highlights
Sony A100 Street photography highlights
63
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes touch to focus
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
64
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
no moving screen
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus VH-410
Sports photography with Sony A100
40
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16MP)
provides tracking autofocus
max fps very slow (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
49
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
has phase detect auto focus
does not have liveview
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
megapixel count low (10MP)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Travel photography features
Sony A100 Travel photography features
68
includes touch to focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
rather wide (26mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
screen is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
45
built-in flash
missing Timelapse recording
megapixel count low (10MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Landscape photography highlights
Sony A100 Landscape photography highlights
43
rather wide (26mm)
screen size is decent (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (16MP)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
manual mode not available
sensor is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
does not have Time Lapse mode
53
manual focus
change lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
small screen (2.5 inch)
does not have liveview
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VH-410 as a Vlogging camera
Sony A100 as a Vlogging camera
32
rather wide (26mm)
built-in touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detection focusing
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have external mic socket
9
no video
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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VH-410 and Sony A100
 Olympus VH-410Sony Alpha DSLR-A100
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus VH-410 Sony Alpha DSLR-A100
Category Small Sensor Compact Entry-Level DSLR
Introduced 2012-08-21 2006-07-31
Body design Compact Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Chip TruePic III+ -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.6 x 15.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 372.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 3:2
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 3872 x 2592
Maximum native ISO 1600 1600
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) -
Largest aperture f/2.8-6.5 -
Macro focus distance 5cm -
Total lenses - 143
Crop factor 5.8 1.5
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inch 2.5 inch
Screen resolution 460 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage - 95%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.55x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed 2.0 frames/s 3.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.70 m -
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) -
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 None
Video data format Motion JPEG -
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 152g (0.34 lb) 638g (1.41 lb)
Dimensions 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") 133 x 95 x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 61
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 11.2
DXO Low light score not tested 476
Other
Battery model LI-50B NP-FM55H
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $186 $1,000