Olympus E-450 vs Olympus VG-160

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-450 versus Olympus VG-160, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the E-450 (10MP) and VG-160 (14MP) and the E-450 (Four Thirds) and VG-160 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The E-450 was unveiled 3 years before the VG-160 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-450 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-450 scores against the VG-160 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-450 and Olympus VG-160. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-450 Gallery and Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-450 has external dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus VG-160 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-450 versus Olympus VG-160 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the E-450 and the VG-160.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-450 and VG-160 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing specifications. The photograph underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-450 and VG-160.

To sum up, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-450 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus VG-160 will provide extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older E-450 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.