Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX100

Lets look more closely at the Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX100, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") offer different sensor sizing.

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The VG-120 was manufactured 20 months before the RX100 making them a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the VG-120 scores against the RX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-120 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-120 provides outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the VG-120 compared to the RX100.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and RX100 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The photograph here might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and RX100.

Clearly, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The VG-120 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 will give you greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.