Olympus VG-110 vs Sony W620

Lets look more in depth at the Olympus VG-110 and Sony W620, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the VG-110 (12MP) and the W620 (14MP) is very close and both cameras boast the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VG-110 was manufactured 11 months prior to the W620 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the VG-110 scores vs the W620 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-110 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-110 Gallery & Sony W620 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. 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 W620 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the VG-110 compared to the W620.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-110 and W620 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-110 and W620.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony W620 to result in more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older VG-110 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.