Olympus E-600 vs Olympus VG-160

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus E-600 versus Olympus VG-160, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Olympus. The resolution of the E-600 (12MP) and the VG-160 (14MP) is very well matched but the E-600 (Four Thirds) and VG-160 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-600 was released 3 years prior to the VG-160 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-600 scores versus the VG-160 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-600 & Olympus VG-160. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-600 Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-600 comes with outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Olympus VG-160 has measurements 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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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-600 against the VG-160.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-600 and VG-160 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at a spec sheet. The visual below might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-600 and VG-160.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-600 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus VG-160 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older E-600 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.