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Olympus VG-120

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Olympus have been aggressively targeting the budget end of the digital camera market recently, with new models like the VG-130 typifying their approach. You get a surprisingly capable camera for a mere £99.99 / $139.99 - 14 megapixels, 5x wide-angle zoom, 3 inch LCD screen and 720p movies. Read our detailed Olympus VG-130 to find out if it's simply too cheap to be cheerful.Read more
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Pros

  • Olympus VG-120 is a remarkably light camera for its class

Cons

  • somewhat sluggish and not very good in low light occasions
  • Olympus VG-120 lacks true mechanical image stabilization
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4288, 3216 px
  • 6.5
  • Face tracking, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Olympus VG-120 - Pros & Cons

Olympus VG-120

Pros

  • Olympus VG-120 is a remarkably light camera for its class

Cons

  • somewhat sluggish and not very good in low light occasions
  • Olympus VG-120 lacks true mechanical image stabilization
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Does the Olympus VG-120 have Weather Sealing
  • Olympus VG-120 have Image Stabilization
  • Olympus VG-120 have Touch Screen
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • sharpening does not improve the look of the images much
  • The AF mode cannot be set from the Function Menu
  • The camera does not offer raw image capture
  • 130 does not offer automatic in-camera stitching

Olympus VG-120 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4288 x 3216 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus VG-120 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution4288 x 3216 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2448
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
ProcessorTruePic III
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture6.5
Focal length equiv26 - 130
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range2.76 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.4
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Dawn
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Spot AF-area
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneno
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight4.23 oz
Width3.8 in
Height2.24 in
Depth0.75 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)160
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Date imprintingyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions640.0 px
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage48.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackno
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes

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