Olympus VG-160 vs Sony RX10 III

Here, we are contrasting the Olympus VG-160 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The VG-160 was launched 5 years prior to the RX10 III and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the VG-160 grades versus the RX10 III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-160 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VG-160 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account 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") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony RX10 III has measurements of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VG-160 and Sony RX10 III in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the VG-160 compared to the RX10 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the VG-160 and RX10 III is 96 and 53 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-160 and RX10 III.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VG-160 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX10 III will show greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older VG-160 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.