Olympus VG-120 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-70B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus VG-120
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.7 mm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 1.9 cm
Weight 125 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | Red | Blue
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus VG-120
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Olympus VG-120
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 4.7 - 23.5 cm - f/2.8-6.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 130mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 7cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus VG-120
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus VG-120
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, beach/snow, night portrait, self-portrait, PET, fireworks, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, anti shake, documents
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle
White Balance Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Tungsten light, daylight, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus VG-120
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus VG-120
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 4.8 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus VG-120
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus VG-120
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Included Memory Card 2 GB SD
Image Storage JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 49 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus VG-120
Battery Type Olympus LI-70B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus VG-120
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Olympus VG-120
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.8 frames per second, 10 frames per second for 20 frames (3MP), 2.3 frames per second (3MP)
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, cropping an image, in-camera panorama preview, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera red-eye fix, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), face detection, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO)
OTHERS Olympus VG-120
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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