Olympus VG-160 vs Sony A7S

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus VG-160 and Sony A7S, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the VG-160 (14MP) and the A7S (12MP) is very comparable but the VG-160 (1/2.3") and A7S (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The VG-160 was launched 3 years before the A7S and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the VG-160 matches up versus the A7S in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-160 & Sony Alpha A7S. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Sony A7S Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-160 has physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony A7S has dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the VG-160 versus the A7S.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the VG-160 and A7S is 96 and 77 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out specifications. The visual here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-160 and A7S.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-160 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus VG-160 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-160 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.