Olympus VG-120 vs Olympus VH-515

Let's look much closer at the Olympus VG-120 versus Olympus VH-515, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Olympus. The resolution of the VG-120 (14MP) and the VH-515 (12MP) is very well matched and they possess the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The VG-120 was brought out 19 months earlier than the VH-515 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus VH-515 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the VG-120 scores against the VH-515 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VG-120 & Olympus VH-515. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Olympus VH-515 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-120 enjoys outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Olympus VH-515 has dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 21mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the VG-120 compared to the VH-515.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and VH-515 is 96 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specifications. The visual below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VG-120 and VH-515.

Plainly, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Olympus VG-120 to give more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.