Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus VG-160

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F versus Olympus VG-160, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and VG-160 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and VG-160 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was launched 4 years after the VG-160 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the PEN-F matches up versus the VG-160 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN-F & Olympus VG-160. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F comes with outside measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") along with a weight of 427 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") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus PEN-F versus Olympus VG-160 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the PEN-F vs the VG-160.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and VG-160 is 84 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions simply by seeing specifications. The image underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and VG-160.

To sum up, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will provide more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger PEN-F should have an edge in sensor tech.