Olympus VG-110 vs Sony A6500

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus VG-110 versus Sony A6500, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor size.

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The VG-110 was revealed 6 years prior to the A6500 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the VG-110 grades against the A6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-110 & Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VG-110 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-110 features external dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the VG-110 against the A6500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-110 and A6500 is 97 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the contrast in sensor sizes only by looking through technical specs. The image underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-110 and A6500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VG-110 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A6500 will render more detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged VG-110 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.