Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX10 III

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the VH-410 (16MP) and the RX10 III (20MP) is pretty comparable but the VH-410 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The VH-410 was launched 4 years before the RX10 III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the VH-410 matches up versus the RX10 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-410 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-410 comes with outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") and a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the VH-410 compared to the RX10 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VH-410 and RX10 III is 95 and 53 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by going through specifications. The visual below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-410 and RX10 III.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 III will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older VH-410 will be behind in sensor innovation.