Olympus VG-145 vs Panasonic S1H

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus VG-145 vs Panasonic S1H, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and S1H (24MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and S1H (Full frame) possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The VG-145 was released 9 years prior to the S1H and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a concise view of how the VG-145 grades against the S1H in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-145 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Panasonic S1H Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-145 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S1H has measurements of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") along with a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the VG-145 against the S1H.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and S1H is 96 and 52 respectively.

Typically, its hard to see the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and S1H.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-145 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic S1H will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.