Olympus VH-515 vs Sony W710

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony W710, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the image resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and W710 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VH-515 was unveiled 4 months before the W710 and they are of a similar generation. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the VH-515 matches up against the W710 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VH-515 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery and Sony W710 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VH-515 offers outside 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) whilst the Sony W710 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the VH-515 compared to the W710.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the VH-515 and W710 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching specifications. The picture here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and W710.

To sum up, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should anticipate the Sony W710 to render greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively.