Olympus VG-120 vs Sony NEX-7

Its time to look closer at the Olympus VG-120 vs Sony NEX-7, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The VG-120 was manufactured 11 months before the NEX-7 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the VG-120 scores vs the NEX-7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-120 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-120 has outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-7 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the VG-120 against the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-120 and NEX-7 is 96 and 84 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by going through specifications. The picture here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and NEX-7.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The VG-120 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will produce greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 will be behind in sensor technology.