Olympus VG-145 vs Sony RX100 VII

The following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus VG-145 vs Sony RX100 VII, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the VG-145 (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the VG-145 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-145 was revealed 9 years before the RX100 VII which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the VG-145 grades against the RX100 VII for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VG-145 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-145 has outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-145 vs the RX100 VII.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-145 and RX100 VII is 96 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-145 and RX100 VII.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The VG-145 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX100 VII will resolve more detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged VG-145 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.