Olympus E-400 vs Olympus VG-110

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus VG-110, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-400 (10MP) and the VG-110 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the E-400 (Four Thirds) and VG-110 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-400 was manufactured 5 years before the VG-110 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-400 matches up against the VG-110 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 & Olympus VG-110. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery & Olympus VG-110 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-400 provides external measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus VG-110 has dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the E-400 against the VG-110.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and VG-110 is 77 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-400 and VG-110.

Clearly, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus VG-110 will give greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-400 is going to be behind in sensor technology.