Olympus VG-120 vs Sony A77 II

Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus VG-120 and Sony A77 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The VG-120 was brought out 4 years prior to the A77 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short view of how the VG-120 matches up vs the A77 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-120 offers 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) whilst the Sony A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VG-120 and Sony A77 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the VG-120 and the A77 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and A77 II is 96 and 62 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by viewing specifications. The visual below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-120 and A77 II.

To sum up, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VG-120 due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A77 II will render greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older VG-120 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.