Olympus VG-120 vs Sony A99

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus VG-120 versus Sony A99, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and A99 (24MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-120 was brought out 23 months earlier than the A99 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple view of how the VG-120 matches up vs the A99 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 & Sony SLT-A99. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-120 comes with external measurements 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 A99 has measurements of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-120 vs the A99.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VG-120 and A99 is 96 and 57 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing just by going over technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-120 and A99.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The VG-120 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A99 will offer greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be behind in sensor tech.