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Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro

Portability
96
Imaging
36
Features
24
Overall
31
Olympus VG-120 front
 
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro front
Portability
77
Imaging
51
Features
31
Overall
43

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro 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
  • Announced January 2011
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 200 - 3200
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 50mm (F2.5) lens
  • 453g - 114 x 70 x 77mm
  • Released November 2009
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Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Overview

Following is a in depth comparison of the Olympus VG-120 versus Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Ricoh. The image resolution of the VG-120 (14MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) is very close but the VG-120 (1/2.3") and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The VG-120 was launched 15 months after the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the VG-120 scores versus the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-120 over the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro

 VG-120 GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro 
ReleasedJanuary 2011November 2009More modern by 15 months

Reasons to pick Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro over the Olympus VG-120

 GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro VG-120 
Manually focus More precise focusing
Display resolution920k230kCrisper display (+690k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VG-120 and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro

 VG-120 GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch display Lacking Touch display

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-120 enjoys external measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has proportions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus VG-120 versus Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the VG-120 against the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is 96 and 77 respectively.

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Sensor Comparison

Often, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing specifications. The pic underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-120 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VG-120 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Olympus VG-120 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger VG-120 will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Portrait photography features
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Portrait photography features
33
good MP (14MP)
has face detection focus
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
54
focusing manually
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW files
doesn't have liveview
MP count low (12 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Street photography features
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Street photography features
48
screen is fixed
no image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
61
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW files
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Sports photography details
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Sports photography details
26
good MP (14MP)
lack of shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
low battery life (160 shots)
lacks phase detect auto focus
31
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
can't change focal length (50mm)
doesn't have liveview
max frames per second low (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (12 megapixels)
not so great battery (320 CIPA)
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Travel photography details
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Travel photography details
62
good MP (14MP)
flash built-in
relatively wide (26mm)
no Timelapse mode
low battery life (160 per charge)
does not have selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
49
built-in flash
not so great battery (320 CIPA)
MP count low (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Landscape photography highlights
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Landscape photography highlights
36
relatively wide (26mm)
good sized screen (3")
good MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
no manual control
no image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
low battery life (160 CIPA)
no Timelapse mode
46
focusing manually
nice screen size (3")
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
saves RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
can't change focal length (50mm)
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
doesn't have liveview
lack of image stabilization
MP count low (12 megapixels)
not so great battery (320 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Vlogging features
Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Vlogging features
28
relatively wide (26mm)
has face detection focus
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone port
20
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have mic support
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Olympus VG-120 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-120 and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro
 Olympus VG-120Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Ricoh
Model Olympus VG-120 Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro
Class Ultracompact Advanced Mirrorless
Announced 2011-01-06 2009-11-10
Physical type Ultracompact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III GR engine III
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.6 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 370.5mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 4288 x 2848
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 200
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) 50mm (1x)
Max aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/2.5
Macro focus distance 7cm 1cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 1.5
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dots 920 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic (optional)
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 seconds 180 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/3200 seconds
Continuous shooting rate - 3.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.40 m 3.00 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Manual
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (24 fps), 320 x 240 (24 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 120 grams (0.26 pounds) 453 grams (1.00 pounds)
Dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 114 x 70 x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 160 pictures 320 pictures
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-70B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images) )
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
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