Canon 5D MII vs Olympus VG-160

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Canon 5D MII versus Olympus VG-160, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the 5D MII (21MP) and VG-160 (14MP) and the 5D MII (Full frame) and VG-160 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The 5D MII was introduced 3 years prior to the VG-160 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon 5D MII being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the 5D MII matches up vs the VG-160 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 5D Mark II & Olympus VG-160. The whole galleries are available at Canon 5D MII Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon 5D MII enjoys physical measurements of 152mm x 114mm x 75mm (6.0" x 4.5" x 3.0") with a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst the Olympus VG-160 has proportions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the 5D MII vs the VG-160.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the 5D MII and VG-160 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 5D MII and VG-160.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 5D MII having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon 5D MII will give you extra detail using its extra 7MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older 5D MII is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.