Olympus VG-145 vs Pentax K-70

On this page, we will be evaluating the Olympus VG-145 and Pentax K-70, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The VG-145 was announced 5 years prior to the K-70 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the VG-145 grades against the K-70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-145 & Pentax K-70. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-145 features external dimensions 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 Pentax K-70 has measurements of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") along with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the VG-145 vs the K-70.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and K-70 is 96 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by looking at specifications. The graphic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and K-70.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-145 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Pentax K-70 will give more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older VG-145 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.