Olympus VG-110 vs Pentax K-50

Below, we are looking at the Olympus VG-110 versus Pentax K-50, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and K-50 (16MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and K-50 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-110 was released 3 years earlier than the K-50 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the VG-110 grades vs the K-50 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-110 & Pentax K-50. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-110 Gallery & Pentax K-50 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-110 has external dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) while the Pentax K-50 has sizing of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VG-110 versus Pentax K-50 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the VG-110 vs the K-50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-110 and K-50 is 97 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing just by seeing specs. The photograph underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-110 and K-50.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-110 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-50 will show more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-110 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.