Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A6100

Following is a extended assessment of the Olympus VG-145 versus Sony A6100, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The VG-145 was launched 9 years before the A6100 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the VG-145 scores versus the A6100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Alpha a6100. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus VG-145 offers outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony A6100 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the VG-145 and the A6100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and A6100 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to see the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at specs. The pic here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-145 and A6100.

All in all, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VG-145 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A6100 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged VG-145 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.