Olympus VG-110 vs Pentax K-1 II

Below is a extended assessment of the Olympus VG-110 versus Pentax K-1 II, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and K-1 II (Full frame) use totally different sensor size.

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The VG-110 was released 8 years earlier than the K-1 II and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the VG-110 scores against the K-1 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-110 and Pentax K-1 Mark II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VG-110 Gallery and Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-110 has outer dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Pentax K-1 II has sizing of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

Check the Olympus VG-110 versus Pentax K-1 II in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose during that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the VG-110 versus the K-1 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-110 and K-1 II is 97 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The graphic below might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-110 and K-1 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-110 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Pentax K-1 II will render extra detail as a result of its extra 24 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-110 will be behind in sensor technology.