Olympus VG-120 vs Samsung NX30

Here is a complete overview of the Olympus VG-120 vs Samsung NX30, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the VG-120 (1/2.3") and NX30 (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The VG-120 was introduced 4 years prior to the NX30 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the VG-120 matches up versus the NX30 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-120 & Samsung NX30. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Samsung NX30 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VG-120 has got outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Samsung NX30 has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VG-120 vs Samsung NX30 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the VG-120 against the NX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the VG-120 and NX30 is 96 and 75 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing just by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the VG-120 and NX30.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VG-120 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung NX30 will give more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The older VG-120 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.