Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W650

Let's look more closely at the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony W650, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the VG-145 (14MP) and the W650 (16MP) is fairly well matched and both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was manufactured 5 months prior to the W650 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the VG-145 matches up vs the W650 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus VG-145 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony W650 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the VG-145 vs the W650.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and W650 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The visual underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and W650.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Sony W650 to give extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively.