Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A330

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A330, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and A330 (10MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The VH-410 was launched 3 years after the A330 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the VH-410 grades against the A330 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-410 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 provides physical dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A330 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VH-410 vs Sony A330 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the VH-410 compared to the A330.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the VH-410 and A330 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes only by reviewing technical specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VH-410 and A330.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VH-410 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus VH-410 will offer extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher VH-410 provides an edge in sensor innovation.