Olympus VG-160 vs Sony RX10 II

On this page, we will be evaluating the Olympus VG-160 and Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The VG-160 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the VG-160 matches up against the RX10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus VG-160 offers 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) whilst the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the VG-160 compared to the RX10 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VG-160 and RX10 II is 96 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing merely by reading through specs. The visual underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-160 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-160 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving bokeh harder and the Sony RX10 II will give you extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older VG-160 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.