Olympus VG-145 vs Sony H200

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus VG-145 and Sony H200, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and H200 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was brought out 17 months before the H200 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the VG-145 grades against the H200 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 features outer dimensions 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 H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus VG-145 and Sony H200 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the VG-145 against the H200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and H200 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-145 and H200.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony H200 to render greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be behind in sensor innovation.