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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA

Portability
95
Imaging
40
Features
34
Overall
37
Olympus VH-410 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A) front
Portability
89
Imaging
54
Features
77
Overall
63

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA 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 RX100 VA
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 299g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Revealed July 2018
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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA Overview

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX100 VA, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the VH-410 (16MP) and the RX100 VA (20MP) is pretty close but the VH-410 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The VH-410 was brought out 6 years before the RX100 VA and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the VH-410 matches up versus the RX100 VA when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VH-410 over the Sony RX100 VA

 VH-410 RX100 VA 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 VA over the Olympus VH-410

 RX100 VA VH-410 
RevealedJuly 2018August 2012More recent by 71 months
Focus manually More exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k460kSharper screen (+769k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX100 VA

 VH-410 RX100 VA 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VH-410 offers outer 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) and the Sony RX100 VA has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the VH-410 compared to the RX100 VA.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the VH-410 and RX100 VA is 95 and 89 respectively.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA top view buttons comparison

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it is very tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements merely by researching a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-410 and RX100 VA.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 VA will result in extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older VH-410 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA sensor size comparison

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VH-410 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX100 VA as a Portrait photography camera
35
MP count good (16MP)
has face detect focus
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
66
you can focus manually
high flash sync speed (1/2,000s)
decent MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
supports face detection autofocus
saves RAW formats
cannot use external flash
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Street Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Street photography factors
Sony RX100 VA Street photography factors
63
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features focus by touch
no moving screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
86
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
saves RAW formats
lighter than others (299g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Sports photography highlights
Sony RX100 VA Sports photography highlights
41
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (16MP)
has tracking focus
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
70
silent shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
max fps high (24.0 frames/s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
supports tracking autofocus
comes with phase detect autofocus
bad battery (220 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Travel photography advice
Sony RX100 VA Travel photography advice
68
features focus by touch
MP count good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (26mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
76
lighter than others (299g)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
really wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
bad battery (220 shots)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus VH-410
Landscape photography with Sony RX100 VA
43
fairly wide (26mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
lack of manual exposure
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse function
66
you can focus manually
really wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
saves RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
bad battery (220 shots)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VH-410 Vlogging advice
Sony RX100 VA Vlogging advice
33
fairly wide (26mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detect focus
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have mic support
81
really wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
lighter than others (299g)
doesn't have external mic support
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Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX100 VA
 Olympus VH-410Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A)
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VH-410 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A)
Type Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2012-08-21 2018-07-13
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by 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 16MP 20MP
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
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW support
Minimum boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 315
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Max aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 460k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 2.0fps 24.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 4.70 m 10.20 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Rear Sync, Flash Off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize - 1/2000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & USB charger
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 152 gr (0.34 lb) 299 gr (0.66 lb)
Physical dimensions 102 x 60 x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 220 shots
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $186 $998