Olympus VG-110 vs Sony A6600

Let's look much closer at the Olympus VG-110 versus Sony A6600, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-110 was released 9 years earlier than the A6600 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise overview of how the VG-110 matches up vs the A6600 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-110 and Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VG-110 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-110 provides outer dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") and a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-110 versus the A6600.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-110 and A6600 is 97 and 77 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes merely by going over specs. The image here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-110 and A6600.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VG-110 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6600 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged VG-110 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.