Olympus E-300 vs Olympus VG-110

Here, we are matching up the Olympus E-300 versus Olympus VG-110, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and VG-110 (12MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and VG-110 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The E-300 was released 7 years before the VG-110 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-300 grades versus the VG-110 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Olympus VG-110. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus VG-110 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-300 features exterior measurements of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Olympus VG-110 has measurements of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the E-300 vs the VG-110.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-300 and VG-110 is 67 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions just by looking through a spec sheet. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-300 and VG-110.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-300 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus VG-110 will render more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-300 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.