Olympus VG-160 vs Panasonic FZ150

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus VG-160 vs Panasonic FZ150, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the VG-160 (14MP) and the FZ150 (12MP) is very similar and both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VG-160 was announced 3 months earlier than the FZ150 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the VG-160 matches up against the FZ150 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-160 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-160 Gallery and Panasonic FZ150 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus VG-160 offers 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 FZ150 has specifications of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the VG-160 vs the FZ150.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-160 and FZ150 is 96 and 67 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing only by going over specs. The photograph below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-160 and FZ150.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You should expect to see the Olympus VG-160 to offer you more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively.