Olympus VG-110 vs Sony A7 III

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus VG-110 vs Sony A7 III, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The VG-110 was announced 8 years before the A7 III and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the VG-110 grades versus the A7 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-110 and Sony Alpha A7 III. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VG-110 Gallery and Sony A7 III Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-110 has got outer measurements of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 III has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the VG-110 and the A7 III.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-110 and A7 III is 97 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-110 and A7 III.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-110 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A7 III will give you extra detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older VG-110 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.