Olympus VG-160 vs Sony QX100

Here is a in depth comparison of the Olympus VG-160 and Sony QX100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The VG-160 was brought out 20 months earlier than the QX100 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the VG-160 matches up against the QX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-160 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-160 enjoys outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony QX100 has sizing of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the VG-160 against the QX100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-160 and QX100 is 96 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading through technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-160 and QX100.

As you have seen, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-160 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony QX100 will give you greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The older VG-160 is going to be behind in sensor technology.