Olympus E-500 vs Olympus VG-145

On this page, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-500 and Olympus VG-145, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and VG-145 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and VG-145 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was launched 6 years prior to the VG-145 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-500 matches up versus the VG-145 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-500 & Olympus VG-145. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery & Olympus VG-145 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 enjoys physical measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) whilst the Olympus VG-145 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-500 and Olympus VG-145 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the E-500 against the VG-145.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-500 and VG-145 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-500 and VG-145.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus VG-145 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.