Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A77 II

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus VH-515 vs Sony A77 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the VH-515 (12MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the VH-515 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The VH-515 was announced 21 months before the A77 II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the VH-515 scores against the A77 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VH-515 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VH-515 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus VH-515 has got outer measurements of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the VH-515 vs the A77 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VH-515 and A77 II is 95 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the VH-515 and A77 II.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VH-515 having a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Sony A77 II will result in extra detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older VH-515 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.