Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A300

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony A300, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A300 (10MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The VG-145 was released 3 years later than the A300 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a simple view of how the VG-145 scores vs the A300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 has exterior measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A300 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") having a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony A300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the VG-145 vs the A300.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-145 and A300 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The photograph below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-145 and A300.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-145 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus VG-145 will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent VG-145 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.