Olympus VG-120 vs Sony RX1R II

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Olympus VG-120 versus Sony RX1R II, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and RX1R II (Full frame) provide different sensor size.

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The VG-120 was revealed 5 years before the RX1R II which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the VG-120 matches up against the RX1R II for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery and Sony RX1R II Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus VG-120 comes with physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony RX1R II has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the VG-120 against the RX1R II.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-120 and RX1R II is 96 and 78 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The image below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and RX1R II.

As you can see, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The VG-120 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Sony RX1R II will offer extra detail because of its extra 28MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.