Olympus VG-120 vs Sony A58

On this page, we are looking at the Olympus VG-120 and Sony A58, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and A58 (20MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-120 was unveiled 3 years before the A58 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the VG-120 scores against the A58 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-120 & Sony SLT-A58. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-120 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony A58 has sizing of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VG-120 and Sony A58 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the VG-120 and the A58.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-120 and A58 is 96 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by reviewing specifications. The visual below might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and A58.

To sum up, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VG-120 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A58 will offer you more detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.