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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
24
Overall
31
Olympus VG-120 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 front
Portability
62
Imaging
45
Features
41
Overall
43

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Key Specs

Olympus VG-120
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.5) lens
  • 120g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Launched January 2011
Sony H400
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-1550mm (F3.4-6.5) lens
  • 628g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
  • Released February 2014
Photography Glossary

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Overview

Following is a complete review of the Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the VG-120 (14MP) and H400 (20MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The VG-120 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the H400 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the VG-120 matches up vs the H400 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VG-120 over the Sony H400

 VG-120 H400 

Reasons to pick Sony H400 over the Olympus VG-120

 H400 VG-120 
ReleasedFebruary 2014January 2011More modern by 37 months
Screen resolution460k230kClearer screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VG-120 and Sony H400

 VG-120 H400 
Manual focus Lack of manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen size3"3"Same screen sizing
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch screen Missing Touch screen

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-120 comes with outside measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony H400 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the VG-120 vs the H400.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-120 and H400 is 96 and 62 respectively.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 top view buttons comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by going through technical specs. The picture here should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-120 and H400.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony H400 to produce greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged VG-120 will be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 sensor size comparison

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Portrait photography features
Sony H400 Portrait photography features
33
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
provides face detection autofocus
no manual focus
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
40
good megapixels (20MP)
offers face detect focus
manual focus not available
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Street photography camera
Sony H400 as a Street photography camera
48
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
43
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
more heavy than competition (628g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Sports photography info
Sony H400 Sports photography info
26
megapixel count decent (14MP)
no shutter priority
does not have image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
low battery pack (160 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
51
amazing zoom range (25-1550mm 62.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
offers tracking focus
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VG-120 as a Travel photography camera
Sony H400 as a Travel photography camera
62
megapixel count decent (14MP)
built-in flash
pretty wide (26mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
low battery pack (160 shots)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
53
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
very long zoom (1550mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (628 grams)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus VG-120
Landscape photography with Sony H400
36
pretty wide (26mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
lack of manual mode
does not have image stabilization
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
low battery pack (160 shots)
lack of Timelapse mode
44
quite wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.4)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VG-120 Vlogging info
Sony H400 Vlogging info
28
pretty wide (26mm)
provides face detection autofocus
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of external microphone jack
26
quite wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
includes microphone socket
slow max aperture (f3.4)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
more heavy than competition (628g)
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Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VG-120 and Sony H400
 Olympus VG-120Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model Olympus VG-120 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400
Type Ultracompact Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2011-01-06 2014-02-13
Physical type Ultracompact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III Bionz(R)
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 5152 x 3864
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 80 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) 25-1550mm (62.0x)
Largest aperture f/2.8-6.5 f/3.4-6.5
Macro focus distance 7cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech TFT Color LCD Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 201 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 1.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.40 m 8.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) 1280 X 720
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 120 grams (0.26 pounds) 628 grams (1.38 pounds)
Physical dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8")
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 shots 300 shots
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-70B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $190 $268