Olympus VG-120

Olympus VG120
Compact
February, 2011

Summary Olympus VG120

Prices Price
Camera kit $89
all VG120 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #1 of 24 Among similar cameras #72 of 242
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 5x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 26 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Olympus VG-120Olympus VG-120

Replacement

Olympus has replaced the VG120 with the VG-145.

Olympus VG-145
Olympus VG-145 announced July, 2011
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution

Compare the new Olympus VG-145 vs the VG120

Pros

The Olympus VG120 vs other recent compacts

Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Thickness Thin Help
0.8"
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$89.00
Size Quite small Help
Super compact 96x56x19 mm
Weight Light Help
120 g

Cons

The Olympus VG120 vs other recent compacts

Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
4 seconds
Zoom Below average zoom Help
5x
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
None
Macro focus Poor macro Help
7 cm
Announced Old Help
February, 2011

Appearance

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Sjajkd (7:37 AM, February 13, 2012)
not good picture quality: low dynamic range (wash out picture in bright-dark areas), low color, low details.
 
Avatar for abdul wakeel khan abdul wakeel khan (0:37 PM, December 08, 2011)
*****  for website
 
Avatar for abdul wakeel khan abdul wakeel khan (0:37 PM, December 08, 2011)
Very Informative Website
 
Avatar for abdul wakeel khan abdul wakeel khan (0:37 PM, December 08, 2011)
I Have it and would like to give it  7.6 out of 10