Olympus VG-145 vs Panasonic ZS30

Below is a extensive review of the Olympus VG-145 vs Panasonic ZS30, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and ZS30 (18MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was brought out 17 months earlier than the ZS30 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic ZS30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the VG-145 grades vs the ZS30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-145 features physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS30 has proportions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the VG-145 against the ZS30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and ZS30 is 96 and 92 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-145 and ZS30.

All in all, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Panasonic ZS30 to offer you more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older VG-145 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.