Olympus FE-4000 vs Olympus VG-120

Below is a thorough analysis of the Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus VG-120, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and both are built by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the FE-4000 (12MP) and the VG-120 (14MP) is very comparable and they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-4000 was brought out 17 months earlier than the VG-120 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-4000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FE-4000 matches up versus the VG-120 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus VG-120. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4000 Gallery and Olympus VG-120 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4000 offers outer dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Olympus VG-120 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs).

Examine the Olympus FE-4000 and Olympus VG-120 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-4000 vs the VG-120.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FE-4000 and VG-120 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-4000 and VG-120.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Olympus VG-120 to show greater detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The older FE-4000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.