Olympus VG-145 vs Sony H300

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony H300, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and H300 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was revealed 3 years before the H300 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the VG-145 scores against the H300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery and Sony H300 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 has got outer measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony H300 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Compare the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony H300 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-145 compared to the H300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and H300 is 96 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-145 and H300.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony H300 to produce greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.