Olympus VG-160 vs Panasonic S1H

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus VG-160 and Panasonic S1H, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and S1H (24MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and S1H (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The VG-160 was manufactured 8 years prior to the S1H and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the VG-160 scores against the S1H with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-160 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Panasonic S1H Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-160 has external measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Panasonic S1H has measurements of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") accompanied by a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-160 versus the S1H.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-160 and S1H is 96 and 52 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at specs. The photograph below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-160 and S1H.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-160 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic S1H will resolve greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-160 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.