As well as being compared against other compacts, the Olympus VG-140 is also often compared to entry-level DSLRs and ultra compacts. The Olympus VG-140's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot G7 X and the Rebel T3i) and Olympus (such as the VG120 and the Stylus 830)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus VG-140 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 35 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.5"), is slightly smaller (super compact (96×57×19 mm) vs compact (103×60×40 mm)), is newer (january 2012 vs august 2007) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1.6").
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.16x4.62mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm) and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 40 seconds).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus VG-140 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (digital vs none), is newer (january 2012 vs february 2011), is much smaller (super compact (96×57×19 mm) vs professional size (133×100×80 mm)), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (125 g vs 570 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 17.9 MP), doesn't record movies in 24p and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Olympus VG-140 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has image stabilization (digital vs none), is newer (january 2012 vs january 2010) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it is thicker (0.8" vs 0.7").
