Olympus VG-120 vs Sony A3000

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus VG-120 and Sony A3000, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and A3000 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-120 was revealed 3 years earlier than the A3000 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise summation of how the VG-120 grades versus the A3000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 and Sony Alpha A3000. The full galleries are available at Olympus VG-120 Gallery and Sony A3000 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-120 offers external dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A3000 has sizing of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") having a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VG-120 and Sony A3000 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-120 versus the A3000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-120 and A3000 is 96 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and A3000.

As you can see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VG-120 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A3000 will resolve more detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.