Olympus VH-515 vs Sony QX10

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus VH-515 and Sony QX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and QX10 (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VH-515 was manufactured 12 months earlier than the QX10 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summation of how the VH-515 scores versus the QX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VH-515 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VH-515 offers outer measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony QX10 has measurements of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the VH-515 and the QX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and QX10 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at specs. The pic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and QX10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You should count on the Sony QX10 to give you more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged VH-515 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.