Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A7R III

Below is a extended review of the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony A7R III, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A7R III (42MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A7R III (Full frame) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The VG-145 was released 7 years earlier than the A7R III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the VG-145 grades versus the A7R III for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Alpha A7R III. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony A7R III Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-145 provides physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony A7R III has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-145 compared to the A7R III.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the VG-145 and A7R III is 96 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-145 and A7R III.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VG-145 because of its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A7R III will provide more detail as a result of its extra 28MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-145 will be behind in sensor technology.