Olympus VG-160 vs Sony A77 II

Its time to look a little more closely at the Olympus VG-160 versus Sony A77 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the VG-160 (14MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the VG-160 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The VG-160 was released 3 years earlier than the A77 II and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-160 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the VG-160 grades against the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-160 and Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VG-160 Gallery and Sony A77 II Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-160 has got exterior dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony A77 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VG-160 versus Sony A77 II in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the VG-160 vs the A77 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-160 and A77 II is 96 and 62 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The visual underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-160 and A77 II.

To sum up, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The VG-160 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 II will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The older VG-160 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.