Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") have different sensor size.

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The VG-110 was introduced 5 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the VG-110 matches up vs the RX10 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-110 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VG-110 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus VG-110 features physical dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the VG-110 vs the RX10 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-110 and RX10 II is 97 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The visual below will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-110 and RX10 II.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The VG-110 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will offer extra detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older VG-110 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.