Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H400

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VG-120 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.