Nikon L20 vs Olympus VG-160

Below, we are matching up the Nikon L20 vs Olympus VG-160, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Nikon and Olympus. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the L20 (10MP) and VG-160 (14MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The L20 was introduced 3 years before the VG-160 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the L20 scores vs the VG-160 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix L20 & Olympus VG-160. The whole galleries are available at Nikon L20 Gallery & Olympus VG-160 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Nikon L20 has outside dimensions of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) and the Olympus VG-160 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the L20 compared to the VG-160.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the L20 and VG-160 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The picture here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the L20 and VG-160.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Olympus VG-160 to result in greater detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged L20 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.