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Olympus VG-130

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Pros

  • The menus are easy to use and well labelled
  • full metal body and is capable of taking pictures with both good colour reproduction and detail
  • Olympus VG-120 is a remarkably light camera for its class

Cons

  • Olympus VG-120 have Image Stabilization
  • Colours were a bit muted at the default setting
  • sharpening does not improve the look of the images much

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4288, 3216 px
  • 2.8
  • Face tracking, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Olympus VG-130 - Pros & Cons

Olympus VG-130

Pros

  • The menus are easy to use and well labelled
  • full metal body and is capable of taking pictures with both good colour reproduction and detail
  • Olympus VG-120 is a remarkably light camera for its class

Cons

  • Olympus VG-120 have Image Stabilization
  • Colours were a bit muted at the default setting
  • sharpening does not improve the look of the images much
  • 130 does not offer automatic in-camera stitching
  • The camera does not offer raw image capture
  • The AF mode cannot be set from the Function Menu
  • the white-balance performance is quite inconsistent
  • Portrait images look a bit flat with a touch of red-eye present
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Olympus VG-120 have Weather Sealing
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic

Olympus VG-130 - 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-130 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Max resolution4288 x 3216 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv26 - 130
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced ON
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight4.41 oz
Width3.78 in
Height2.22 in
Depth0.76 in
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Power
Power source typeUSB
Battery technology
Lithium Polymer
Battery capacity650.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
GPSno
Calendaryes
Date imprintingyes
Tripod mounting supportedyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Supported aspect ratios16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots230400
Touch screenno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
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Storage
Internal storage49.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.21
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Connectivity
USB version2.0
DC-in jackno
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
AV outputyes

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