Olympus E-1 vs Olympus VG-145

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-1 and Olympus VG-145, one is a Pro DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and VG-145 (14MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and VG-145 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-1 was revealed 8 years earlier than the VG-145 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-1 scores vs the VG-145 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-1 and Olympus VG-145. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery and Olympus VG-145 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-1 provides external dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) and the Olympus VG-145 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-1 and Olympus VG-145 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-1 versus the VG-145.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-1 and VG-145 is 59 and 96 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions merely by looking through specs. The pic below might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-1 and VG-145.

All in all, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-1 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus VG-145 will render more detail because of its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged E-1 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.