Olympus VG-145 vs Sigma SD9

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus VG-145 versus Sigma SD9, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sigma. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and SD9 (3MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and SD9 (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-145 was revealed 8 years later than the SD9 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sigma SD9 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summary of how the VG-145 scores vs the SD9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 and Sigma SD9. The full galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery and Sigma SD9 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-145 has outside measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD9 has measurements of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") having a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the VG-145 compared to the SD9.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and SD9 is 96 and 54 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing just by going through technical specs. The graphic below will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-145 and SD9.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The VG-145 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Olympus VG-145 will produce more detail because of its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher VG-145 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.