Olympus VG-120 vs Sony A6500

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus VG-120 versus Sony A6500, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The VG-120 was manufactured 6 years prior to the A6500 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the VG-120 matches up against the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-120 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-120 comes with exterior measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the VG-120 against the A6500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and A6500 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by researching a spec sheet. The image here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-120 and A6500.

Clearly, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VG-120 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6500 will result in extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.