Olympus VG-145 vs Sony A6600

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus VG-145 and Sony A6600, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and A6600 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The VG-145 was revealed 9 years earlier than the A6600 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the VG-145 grades versus the A6600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-145 and Sony Alpha a6600. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VG-145 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-145 offers outer measurements 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 A6600 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check out the Olympus VG-145 and Sony A6600 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the VG-145 versus the A6600.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-145 and A6600 is 96 and 77 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-145 and A6600.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The VG-145 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A6600 will provide you with more detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The more aged VG-145 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.