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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10

Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
34
Overall
37
Olympus VH-410 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Olympus VH-410
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • 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 RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed March 2014
  • Updated by Sony RX10 II
Photography Glossary

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Overview

Below is a detailed assessment of the Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the VH-410 (16MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is pretty well matched but the VH-410 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") boast different sensor size.

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The VH-410 was announced 19 months before the RX10 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the VH-410 matches up vs the RX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VH-410 over the Sony RX10

 VH-410 RX10 
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Olympus VH-410

 RX10 VH-410 
RevealedMarch 2014August 2012More recent by 19 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1290k460kSharper screen (+830k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX10

 VH-410 RX10 
Screen size3"3"Same screen size
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 provides physical measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the VH-410 compared to the RX10.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VH-410 and RX10 is 95 and 58 respectively.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The visual below will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-410 and RX10.

Plainly, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX10 will give extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older VH-410 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Portrait photography advice
Sony RX10 Portrait photography advice
34
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
provides face detect focus
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
70
manual focus
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
provides face detection autofocus
exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Street photography factors
Sony RX10 Street photography factors
63
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports touch to focus
screen is fixed
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
72
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proofing
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VH-410 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Sports photography camera
40
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
max frames per second very slow (2.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
67
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
weather proofing
better than average battery power (420 shots)
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Travel photography factors
Sony RX10 Travel photography factors
68
supports touch to focus
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
flash built-in
rather wide (26mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
58
better than average battery power (420 per charge)
weather proofing
good MP (20MP)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
display is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VH-410 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Landscape photography camera
43
rather wide (26mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
lack of manual exposure
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
63
manual focus
decently wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
exports RAW formats
weather proofing
better than average battery power (420 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Vlogging highlights
Sony RX10 Vlogging highlights
32
rather wide (26mm)
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focus
slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have mic port
30
decently wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have external mic socket
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX10
 Olympus VH-410Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VH-410 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Type Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2012-08-21 2014-03-20
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 1600 12800
Maximum boosted ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Min boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Max aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/2.8
Macro focusing range 5cm -
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of display 460k dots 1,290k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display technology TFT Color LCD WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/3200 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 2.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.70 m 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 152 grams (0.34 pounds) 813 grams (1.79 pounds)
Physical dimensions 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 69
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 474
Other
Battery life - 420 pictures
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $186 $698