Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX10 III

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.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-120 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-120 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

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.

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

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.