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Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
24
Overall
31
Olympus VG-145 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830 front
Portability
96
Imaging
45
Features
26
Overall
37

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Key Specs

Olympus VG-145
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 120g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Introduced July 2011
Sony W830
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-200mm (F3.3-6.3) lens
  • 122g - 93 x 52 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2014
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Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830, both Ultracompact cameras by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and W830 (20MP) but they feature the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was brought out 3 years prior to the W830 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the VG-145 scores vs the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-145 over the Sony W830

 VG-145 W830 
Display sizing3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")

Reasons to pick Sony W830 over the Olympus VG-145

 W830 VG-145 
RevealedJanuary 2014July 2011Fresher by 29 months

Common features in the Olympus VG-145 and Sony W830

 VG-145 W830 
Manually focus Lack of manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display resolution230k230kEqual display resolution
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lacking Touch friendly display

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 has physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the VG-145 and the W830.

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and W830 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Sensor Comparison

Often, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing merely by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-145 and W830.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Sony W830 to render more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus VG-145
Portrait photography with Sony W830
33
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
offers face detect focus
manual focus not available
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
38
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
supports face detection focus
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus VG-145 Street photography information
Sony W830 Street photography information
48
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
59
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VG-145 as a Sports photography camera
Sony W830 as a Sports photography camera
26
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
lack of shutter priority mode
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
bad battery pack (160 shots)
lacks phase detect auto focus
43
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
supports tracking autofocus
max fps low (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VG-145 as a Travel photography camera
Sony W830 as a Travel photography camera
62
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
built-in flash
rather wide (26mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
bad battery pack (160 per charge)
does not have selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
67
megapixel count decent (20MP)
flash built-in
rather wide (25mm)
no Time Lapse recording
does not posses selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VG-145 Landscape photography highlights
Sony W830 Landscape photography highlights
36
rather wide (26mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
no manual control
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
bad battery pack (160 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse mode
41
rather wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
no manual control
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VG-145 Vlogging details
Sony W830 Vlogging details
28
rather wide (26mm)
offers face detect focus
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of mic port
32
rather wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focus
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic socket
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Olympus VG-145 vs Sony W830 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-145 and Sony W830
 Olympus VG-145Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus VG-145 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
Category Ultracompact Ultracompact
Introduced 2011-07-27 2014-01-07
Physical type Ultracompact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Bionz
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 4288 x 3216 5152 x 3864
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) 25-200mm (8.0x)
Max aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/3.3-6.3
Macro focus distance 1cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 2.7"
Resolution of screen 230k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology TFT Color LCD Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 seconds 2 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter rate - 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.40 m 2.80 m (with ISO auto)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Flash Off / Advanced Flash
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG H.264
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 120 gr (0.26 lbs) 122 gr (0.27 lbs)
Dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 93 x 52 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 160 photographs -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model LI-70B NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo, microSD/microSDHC
Card slots Single Single
Launch price $0 $128