Olympus VG-120 vs Sony QX30

Let's look much closer at the Olympus VG-120 and Sony QX30, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and QX30 (20MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VG-120 was released 4 years before the QX30 and that is quite a significant difference 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 QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the VG-120 matches up against the QX30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus VG-120 offers outside 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) whilst the Sony QX30 has specifications of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VG-120 and Sony QX30 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the VG-120 against the QX30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-120 and QX30 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through specs. The graphic below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and QX30.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony QX30 to give you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.