Olympus VG-145 vs Pentax Q7

Lets look a little more in depth at the Olympus VG-145 vs Pentax Q7, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the VG-145 (14MP) and the Q7 (12MP) is fairly comparable but the VG-145 (1/2.3") and Q7 (1/1.7") boast different sensor measurements.

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The VG-145 was revealed 24 months prior to the Q7 making them a generation away from one another. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax Q7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the VG-145 matches up versus the Q7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Pentax Q7. The full galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Pentax Q7 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-145 offers external dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Pentax Q7 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the VG-145 versus the Q7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and Q7 is 96 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes just by checking out specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-145 and Q7.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VG-145 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Olympus VG-145 will provide greater detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged VG-145 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.