Olympus VG-160 vs Panasonic G100

Lets look much closer at the Olympus VG-160 versus Panasonic G100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and G100 (20MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and G100 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor sizes.

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The VG-160 was launched 9 years before the G100 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the VG-160 matches up vs the G100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-160 & Panasonic Lumix DC-G100. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Panasonic G100 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-160 features physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G100 has proportions of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") having a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the VG-160 vs the G100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-160 and G100 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual below should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-160 and G100.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-160 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic G100 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-160 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.