Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VG-110

Below is a thorough comparison of the Olympus E-5 and Olympus VG-110, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both created by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-5 (12MP) and the VG-110 (12MP) is very well matched but the E-5 (Four Thirds) and VG-110 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The E-5 was introduced within a month of the VG-110 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a short view of how the E-5 scores against the VG-110 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-5 & Olympus VG-110. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Olympus VG-110 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-5 comes with external measurements of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Olympus VG-110 has dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-5 and Olympus VG-110 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-5 and the VG-110.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and VG-110 is 58 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The photograph underneath will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-5 and VG-110.

Plainly, both cameras have got the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor measurements. The E-5 comes with the larger sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF simpler.