Olympus VG-145 vs Pentax K-3 II

Let's look closer at the Olympus VG-145 vs Pentax K-3 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and K-3 II (APS-C) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-145 was released 4 years before the K-3 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the VG-145 scores vs the K-3 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 & Pentax K-3 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-145 provides physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has proportions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the VG-145 compared to the K-3 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and K-3 II is 96 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by going over specifications. The graphic underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-145 and K-3 II.

To sum up, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-145 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh harder and the Pentax K-3 II will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older VG-145 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.