Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VA

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.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VH-410 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The entire galleries are available at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

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).

Contrast the Olympus VH-410 and Sony RX100 VA in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.