Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A77

Following is a extensive review of the Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A77, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A77 (24MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-145 was announced 3 months earlier than the A77 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the VG-145 scores against the A77 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-145 & Sony SLT-A77. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-145 has got physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the VG-145 against the A77.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and A77 is 96 and 59 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The pic underneath might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-145 and A77.

Plainly, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The VG-145 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A77 will give greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.