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Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
97
Imaging
35
Features
20
Overall
29
Olympus VG-110 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Olympus VG-110
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 27-108mm (F2.9-6.5) lens
  • 105g - 92 x 54 x 20mm
  • Introduced February 2011
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Launched June 2015
  • Succeeded the Sony RX10
  • Refreshed by Sony RX10 III
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Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-110 over the Sony RX10 II

 VG-110 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus VG-110

 RX10 II VG-110 
LaunchedJune 2015February 2011More recent by 52 months
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k230kClearer screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VG-110 and Sony RX10 II

 VG-110 RX10 II 
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch screen No Touch screen

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

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

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VG-110 Portrait photography features
Sony RX10 II Portrait photography features
26
provides face detect autofocus
focusing manually not possible
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
71
focusing manually
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
features face detect focusing
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus VG-110 Street photography info
Sony RX10 II Street photography info
48
no moving screen
does not have image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
72
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
saves RAW files
environment sealing
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Olympus VG-110
Sports photography with Sony RX10 II
24
provides tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
bad battery life (170 per charge)
no phase detect autofocus
68
quiet mode (1/32,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
features tracking focus
environment sealing
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VG-110 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Travel photography camera
57
has built in flash
quite wide (27mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
bad battery life (170 CIPA)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.9)
56
environment sealing
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (24mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus VG-110
Landscape photography with Sony RX10 II
27
quite wide (27mm)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.9)
screen is small (2.7")
lack of manual exposure
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW files
bad battery life (170 per charge)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
62
focusing manually
quite wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
saves RAW files
environment sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus VG-110
Vlogging with Sony RX10 II
28
quite wide (27mm)
provides face detect autofocus
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.9)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
low video resolution (640 x 480 pxls)
doesn't have microphone support
31
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focusing
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with mic port
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
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Olympus VG-110 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-110 and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus VG-110Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus VG-110 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Class Ultracompact Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2011-02-08 2015-06-10
Body design Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3968 x 2976 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 27-108mm (4.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Maximal aperture f/2.9-6.5 f/2.8
Macro focus range 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of display 230k dot 1,229k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Maximum quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting speed - 14.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.70 m 10.20 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 105 grams (0.23 pounds) 813 grams (1.79 pounds)
Physical dimensions 92 x 54 x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 531
Other
Battery life 170 photographs 400 photographs
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-70B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Retail pricing $150 $998