Olympus VG-160 vs Sony A6500

Below is a thorough comparison of the Olympus VG-160 and Sony A6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The VG-160 was introduced 5 years prior to the A6500 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the VG-160 scores against the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-160 & Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-160 has got outer measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the VG-160 versus the A6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-160 and A6500 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-160 and A6500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VG-160 having a smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A6500 will provide extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-160 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.