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Olympus VG-160

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5 editorial reviews
Olympus VG-160 review, find out how the VG-160 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.Read more
Olympus VG-160 is a 14.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3Read more
Review posted 12/05/2012Quick TakeProsRecent price drop makes VG-160 a good valueEasy-to-use camera has only basic featuresVery thin designVG-160's features compare pretty well to other sub-$100 cameras3.0-inch LCD is nice to find in a low-priced modelImage quality with flash photos is surprisingly goodLensRead more
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Pros

  • Olympus VG-160 is a remarkably light camera for its class
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • Olympus VG-160 lacks true mechanical image stabilization
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Olympus VG-160 have Weather Sealing

Key specs

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

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Olympus VG-160 - Pros & Cons

Olympus VG-160

Pros

  • Olympus VG-160 is a remarkably light camera for its class
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • camera and it is so easy to carry around
  • Olympus VG-170 are lovely and smooth
  • great fun editing the pictures in-camera too
  • VG-170 has a very good lens built onto it
  • Olympus VG-170's lens is good
  • The menus are easy enough to use
  • the focusing system is also pretty sharp

Cons

  • Olympus VG-160 lacks true mechanical image stabilization
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Olympus VG-160 have Weather Sealing
  • Olympus VG-160 have Touch Screen
  • Olympus VG-160 have Image Stabilization
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Eye-Fi cards are wifi enabled SD cards
  • Memory Card Slot Battery Compartment Pressing the playback button
  • only one button is allocated for menus which is joined by
  • The camera does not offer raw image capture

Olympus VG-160 - 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-160 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution4288 x 3216 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2448
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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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
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range2.76 in
Image stabiliserNo
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
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 range4.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • 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 microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsWAV
Noise reductionyes
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Dimensions
Weight4.41 oz
Width3.78 in
Height2.22 in
Depth0.76 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)165
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Date imprintingyes
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance presets6
White balance modesAuto
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effectsArt
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 TFT
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions640.0 px
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialMetal
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Red
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage49.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
Camera file systemExif 2.21
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Olympus VG-160 Olympus - Editorial Reviews (5)

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Based on 5 reviews
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  • 1
Olympus VG-160 Olympus VG-160 Review
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Published: 11.01.2012
Olympus VG-160 Review

Olympus VG-160 review, find out how the VG-160 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Olympus VG-160 Olympus VG-160 Review | Camera Decision
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Olympus VG-160 Review | Camera Decision

Olympus VG-160 is a 14.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3

Olympus VG-160 Olympus VG-160 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Olympus VG-160 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 12/05/2012Quick TakeProsRecent price drop makes VG-160 a good valueEasy-to-use camera has only basic featuresVery thin designVG-160's features compare pretty well to other sub-$100 cameras3.0-inch LCD is nice to find in a low-priced modelImage quality with flash photos is surprisingly goodLens

Olympus VG-160 Olympus reveals VG-160 stylish entry-level compact
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DPReview
Published: 10.01.2012
Olympus reveals VG-160 stylish entry-level compact

Pre-CES: Olympus has revealed the VG-160 affordable style compact. The VG-160 combines a 14 megapixel sensor with a 5x optical zoom covering the 26-130mm equivalent range. It has a 3.0" LCD screen and features the company's iAuto, automatic exposure mode that will identify and use any of the 29 scene modes that it recognizes. It can capture movies at up to 720p quality and includes the company's Magic Art Filter processing options. It will cost around $99.

Olympus VG-160 Olympus VG-170 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 15.02.2012
Olympus VG-170 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Olympus VG-170 is a budget compact camera with a lot of premium features. You get a surprisingly capable camera for £99.99 / €100 - 14 megapixels, powerful flash with a guide number of 8.8, 5x wide-angle zoom, 3 inch LCD screen and 720p movies. Read our Olympus VG-170 review to find out if it's a real bargain or not...