Olympus VH-410 vs Zeiss ZX1

Below is a detailed comparison of the Olympus VH-410 and Zeiss ZX1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Zeiss. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the VH-410 (16MP) and ZX1 (37MP) and the VH-410 (1/2.3") and ZX1 (Full frame) boast different sensor size.

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The VH-410 was announced 7 years before the ZX1 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-410 being a Compact camera and the Zeiss ZX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the VH-410 grades versus the ZX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-410 and Zeiss ZX1. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-410 Gallery and Zeiss ZX1 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VH-410 features outer 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) and the Zeiss ZX1 has sizing of 142mm x 93mm x 46mm (5.6" x 3.7" x 1.8") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the VH-410 versus the ZX1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-410 and ZX1 is 95 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The visual here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VH-410 and ZX1.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VH-410 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Zeiss ZX1 will deliver more detail with its extra 21 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older VH-410 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.