Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus VG-120

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus VG-120, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and VG-120 (14MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and VG-120 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was brought out 5 years later than the VG-120 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the PEN-F grades vs the VG-120 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN-F and Olympus VG-120. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery and Olympus VG-120 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F offers outside dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Olympus VG-120 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus VG-120 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the PEN-F versus the VG-120.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and VG-120 is 84 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and VG-120.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus PEN-F will produce extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger PEN-F should have an edge in sensor tech.