Olympus VG-110 vs Sony A99

Let's look closer at the Olympus VG-110 and Sony A99, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the VG-110 (12MP) and A99 (24MP) and the VG-110 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) use different sensor sizes.

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The VG-110 was manufactured 22 months before the A99 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-110 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the VG-110 grades against the A99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-110 and Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VG-110 Gallery and Sony A99 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-110 provides outer dimensions of 92mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 has dimensions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the VG-110 vs the A99.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-110 and A99 is 97 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes simply by researching specifications. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-110 and A99.

To sum up, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VG-110 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony A99 will result in more detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged VG-110 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.