Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus VG-160

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus FE-25 vs Olympus VG-160, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and VG-160 (14MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the VG-160 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FE-25 matches up versus the VG-160 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus FE-25 & Olympus VG-160. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus FE-25 features outer dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 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).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FE-25 versus the VG-160.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and VG-160 is 98 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading specs. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-25 and VG-160.

All in all, the 2 cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Olympus VG-160 to offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged FE-25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.