Olympus VG-145 vs Panasonic ZS80

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus VG-145 and Panasonic ZS80, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and ZS80 (20MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was unveiled 7 years before the ZS80 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic ZS80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the VG-145 scores vs the ZS80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80. The full galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Panasonic ZS80 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-145 comes with physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS80 has proportions of 112mm x 69mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7") with a weight of 327 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the VG-145 vs the ZS80.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and ZS80 is 96 and 86 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph below may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-145 and ZS80.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different MP. You can anticipate the Panasonic ZS80 to result in greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.