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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
24
Overall
31
Olympus VG-120 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III front
Portability
53
Imaging
53
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Key Specs

Olympus VG-120
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 120g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Released January 2011
Sony RX10 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1051g - 133 x 94 x 127mm
  • Launched March 2016
  • Previous Model is Sony RX10 II
  • Updated by Sony RX10 IV
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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Overview

The following is a detailed comparison of the Olympus VG-120 versus Sony RX10 III, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The VG-120 was announced 6 years before the RX10 III which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the VG-120 matches up against the RX10 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-120 over the Sony RX10 III

 VG-120 RX10 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 III over the Olympus VG-120

 RX10 III VG-120 
LaunchedMarch 2016January 2011Newer by 63 months
Focus manually Very exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kSharper screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VG-120 and Sony RX10 III

 VG-120 RX10 III 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch screen Neither contains Touch screen

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus VG-120 has got 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) while the Sony RX10 III has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") along with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the VG-120 against the RX10 III.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-120 and RX10 III is 96 and 53 respectively.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The image here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and RX10 III.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VG-120 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX10 III will deliver more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Portrait photography info
Sony RX10 III Portrait photography info
33
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
supports face detect autofocus
manual focus not available
manual exposure not available
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
71
manual focus
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports face detect focusing
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Olympus VG-120
Street photography with Sony RX10 III
48
no articulating screen
lack of image stabilization
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
64
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW formats
weather sealing
more heavy than competition in class (1,051g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Sports photography info
Sony RX10 III Sports photography info
26
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
lack of image stabilization
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
not so great battery (160 per charge)
does not have phase detect autofocus
70
incredible zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
silent shutter (1/32,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports tracking focus
weather sealing
great battery pack (420 CIPA)
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX10 III as a Travel photography camera
62
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
really wide (26mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
not so great battery (160 shots)
screen is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
55
great battery pack (420 per charge)
weather sealing
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (24mm)
great reach (600mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition in class (1,051 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Landscape photography features
Sony RX10 III Landscape photography features
36
really wide (26mm)
screen size is decent (3")
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
manual exposure not available
lack of image stabilization
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
not so great battery (160 CIPA)
does not have Time Lapse mode
64
manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
supports RAW formats
weather sealing
great battery pack (420 CIPA)
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX10 III as a Vlogging camera
28
really wide (26mm)
supports face detect autofocus
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic port
28
rather wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect focusing
good video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have microphone jack
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.4)
screen is not selfie friendly
more heavy than competition in class (1,051g)
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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-120 and Sony RX10 III
 Olympus VG-120Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VG-120 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Type Ultracompact Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2011-01-06 2016-03-29
Body design Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 1600 12800
Maximum enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW pictures
Lowest enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 24-600mm (25.0x)
Largest aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/2.4-4.0
Macro focusing distance 7cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 230k dot 1,229k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Min shutter speed 4s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Max silent shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed - 14.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.40 m 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 120g (0.26 lb) 1051g (2.32 lb)
Physical dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 133 x 94 x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 23.1
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 472
Other
Battery life 160 shots 420 shots
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-70B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Price at release $190 $1,398