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Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Portability
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Imaging
37
Features
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Overall
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Olympus VG-120 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II front
Portability
55
Imaging
54
Features
82
Overall
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Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Key Specs

Olympus VG-120
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 120g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Released January 2011
Panasonic FZ1000 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-400mm (F2.8-4.0) lens
  • 808g - 136 x 97 x 132mm
  • Launched February 2019
  • Superseded the Panasonic FZ1000
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Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Overview

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus VG-120 versus Panasonic FZ1000 II, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and FZ1000 II (1") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The VG-120 was brought out 9 years earlier than the FZ1000 II which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the VG-120 grades against the FZ1000 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-120 over the Panasonic FZ1000 II

 VG-120 FZ1000 II 

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ1000 II over the Olympus VG-120

 FZ1000 II VG-120 
LaunchedFebruary 2019January 2011Newer by 98 months
Manual focus More accurate focusing
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display resolution1240k230kClearer display (+1010k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus VG-120 and Panasonic FZ1000 II

 VG-120 FZ1000 II 
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display measurement

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Physical Comparison

When you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-120 enjoys exterior measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ1000 II has dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") having a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the VG-120 versus the FZ1000 II.

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-120 and FZ1000 II is 96 and 55 respectively.

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at specs. The picture below may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-120 and FZ1000 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VG-120 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will resolve greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus VG-120
Portrait photography with Panasonic FZ1000 II
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decent megapixels (14MP)
provides face detection focus
lack of manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
72
manual focus
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
comes with face detect focus
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Street photography highlights
Panasonic FZ1000 II Street photography highlights
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fixed screen
does not have image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
71
screen articulates fully
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
provides focus by touch
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Sports photography features
Panasonic FZ1000 II Sports photography features
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decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
lack of shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
not so great battery life (160 per charge)
does not have phase detect auto focus
69
amazing zoom range (25-400mm 16.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
comes with tracking focus
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic FZ1000 II as a Travel photography camera
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decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (26mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
not so great battery life (160 per charge)
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
67
has bluetooth
provides focus by touch
decent MP (20MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
reasonably wide (25mm)
long reach (400mm)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic FZ1000 II as a Landscape photography camera
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reasonably wide (26mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
decent megapixels (14MP)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
no manual control
does not have image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
not so great battery life (160 shots)
does not have Time Lapse recording
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manual focus
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
saves RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Vlogging details
Panasonic FZ1000 II Vlogging details
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reasonably wide (26mm)
provides face detection focus
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have external mic socket
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reasonably wide (25mm)
selfie friendly display
touchscreen capability
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have mic port
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Olympus VG-120 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-120 and Panasonic FZ1000 II
 Olympus VG-120Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
General Information
Make Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus VG-120 Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Class Ultracompact Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2011-01-06 2019-02-18
Body design Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points - 49
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 26-130mm (5.0x) 25-400mm (16.0x)
Max aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/2.8-4.0
Macro focusing range 7cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 230 thousand dot 1,240 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.74x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting speed - 12.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.40 m 13.50 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, 1st / 2nd Slow Sync.
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 3840x2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p) 1280x720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 120 gr (0.26 lbs) 808 gr (1.78 lbs)
Physical dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 136 x 97 x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 160 shots 350 shots
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-70B DMW-BLC12PP
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported)
Storage slots Single Single
Launch pricing $190 $898