Olympus VG-120 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus VG-120 versus Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Samsung. The resolution of the VG-120 (14MP) and the Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) is fairly close and they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VG-120 was introduced 4 years before the Galaxy Camera 2 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the VG-120 matches up versus the Galaxy Camera 2 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-120 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus VG-120 provides outer measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 has measurements of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the VG-120 against the Galaxy Camera 2.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and Galaxy Camera 2 is 96 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The graphic below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the VG-120 and Galaxy Camera 2.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can anticipate the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 to provide you with extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older VG-120 will be behind in sensor tech.