Olympus E-300 vs Olympus VG-160

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-300 vs Olympus VG-160, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-300 (8MP) and VG-160 (14MP) and the E-300 (Four Thirds) and VG-160 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-300 was revealed 8 years prior to the VG-160 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-300 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-300 scores against the VG-160 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-300 & Olympus VG-160. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-300 Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-300 has external dimensions of 147mm x 85mm x 64mm (5.8" x 3.3" x 2.5") with a weight of 624 grams (1.38 lbs) and 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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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the E-300 against the VG-160.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-300 and VG-160 is 67 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-300 and VG-160.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-300 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus VG-160 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-300 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.