Olympus VG-160 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 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

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus VG-160
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.7 cm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 1.9 cm
Weight 125 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Orange | Red
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus VG-160
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Olympus VG-160
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 4.7 - 23.5 mm - 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-160
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus VG-160
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, beach/snow, self-portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, night scene with portrait, documents
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle, Reflection
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
Retouch Beauty Retouch Mode
DISPLAY Olympus VG-160
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus VG-160
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, long flash mode
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 4.8 m: ISO 800
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus VG-160
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus VG-160
Internal Storage 43 MB
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
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
JPEG 1920 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus VG-160
Battery Type Olympus LI-70B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus VG-160
Interface 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-160
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, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Face Detection AF/AE, in-camera red-eye fix, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), USB charging, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Advanced Face Detection Technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control
OTHERS Olympus VG-160
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB cable, wrist strap, A/V cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software

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