Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VII

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus VH-410 vs Sony RX100 VII, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the VH-410 (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is fairly similar but the VH-410 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") have different sensor sizing.

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The VH-410 was revealed 8 years before the RX100 VII which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick overview of how the VH-410 matches up vs the RX100 VII for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VH-410 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 has got external dimensions 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 RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the VH-410 compared to the RX100 VII.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the VH-410 and RX100 VII is 95 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes simply by going over technical specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-410 and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VH-410 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will deliver extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged VH-410 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.