Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W710

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W710, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the VG-145 (14MP) and the W710 (16MP) is pretty similar and both cameras provide the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was announced 17 months earlier than the W710 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the VG-145 matches up versus the W710 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony W710 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus VG-145 has outer 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 W710 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the VG-145 versus the W710.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and W710 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by going over a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and W710.

As you can see, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony W710 to offer greater detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged VG-145 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.