Olympus E-3 vs Olympus VG-120

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus E-3 and Olympus VG-120, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Olympus. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and VG-120 (14MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and VG-120 (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The E-3 was released 3 years earlier than the VG-120 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-3 matches up versus the VG-120 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-3 and Olympus VG-120. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-3 Gallery and Olympus VG-120 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-3 features external dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) and the Olympus VG-120 has sizing of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-3 and Olympus VG-120 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the E-3 and the VG-120.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and VG-120 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by seeing a spec sheet. The pic underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-3 and VG-120.

As you can see, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus VG-120 will show more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-3 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.