Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A58

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus VG-145 and Sony A58, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A58 (20MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The VG-145 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the A58 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the VG-145 matches up against the A58 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Sony SLT-A58. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 offers exterior 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 A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") having a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the VG-145 compared to the A58.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-145 and A58 is 96 and 68 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-145 and A58.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VG-145 with its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A58 will produce extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.