Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A3000

Below is a complete assessment of the Olympus VG-145 and Sony A3000, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A3000 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-145 was introduced 3 years earlier than the A3000 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the VG-145 scores vs the A3000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Alpha A3000. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony A3000 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-145 comes with 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 Sony A3000 has measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the VG-145 vs the A3000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and A3000 is 96 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specifications. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and A3000.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-145 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony A3000 will show extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.