Olympus VG-160 vs Sony HX200V

Following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus VG-160 vs Sony HX200V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and HX200V (18MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VG-160 was launched 4 months earlier than the HX200V and they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the VG-160 scores against the HX200V with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-160 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-160 enjoys external dimensions 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 HX200V has sizing of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") with a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the VG-160 vs the HX200V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-160 and HX200V is 96 and 66 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The picture here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-160 and HX200V.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX200V to produce more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively.