Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VG-110

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VG-110, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-30 (12MP) and the VG-110 (12MP) is fairly similar but the E-30 (Four Thirds) and VG-110 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The E-30 was launched 22 months earlier than the VG-110 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the E-30 grades against the VG-110 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-30 & Olympus VG-110. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus VG-110 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-30 comes with exterior dimensions of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) while the Olympus VG-110 has measurements of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-30 and Olympus VG-110 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-30 versus the VG-110.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and VG-110 is 60 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-30 and VG-110.

As you have seen, both cameras have got the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor measurements. The E-30 features the larger sensor which is going to make getting bokeh easier. The older E-30 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.