Olympus VG-110 vs Pentax K-500

Let's look much closer at the Olympus VG-110 and Pentax K-500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and K-500 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The VG-110 was manufactured 3 years prior to the K-500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the VG-110 grades vs the K-500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-110 & Pentax K-500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-110 Gallery & Pentax K-500 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-110 offers outside 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) whilst the Pentax K-500 has sizing of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the VG-110 compared to the K-500.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-110 and K-500 is 97 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by seeing specifications. The graphic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-110 and K-500.

To sum up, the two cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-110 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-500 will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older VG-110 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.