Olympus VG-160 vs Sony A6300

On this page, we are comparing the Olympus VG-160 and Sony A6300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-160 was revealed 5 years earlier than the A6300 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the VG-160 scores against the A6300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-160 & Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are available at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-160 has got exterior measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Compare the Olympus VG-160 and Sony A6300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the VG-160 vs the A6300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-160 and A6300 is 96 and 83 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-160 and A6300.

All in all, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The VG-160 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6300 will resolve more detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older VG-160 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.