Olympus VG-110 vs Sony W690

Lets examine more closely at the Olympus VG-110 and Sony W690, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and W690 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VG-110 was unveiled 12 months earlier than the W690 so they are both of a similar generation. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the VG-110 matches up vs the W690 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-110 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are available at Olympus VG-110 Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-110 offers physical dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Sony W690 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Check out the Olympus VG-110 and Sony W690 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the VG-110 vs the W690.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-110 and W690 is 97 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-110 and W690.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should count on the Sony W690 to offer you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-110 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.