Olympus VG-120 vs Sony H90

Below is a detailed overview of the Olympus VG-120 versus Sony H90, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the VG-120 (14MP) and the H90 (16MP) is fairly comparable and both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The VG-120 was released 13 months before the H90 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VG-120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the VG-120 matches up against the H90 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-120 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus VG-120 Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VG-120 has physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony H90 has proportions of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the VG-120 vs the H90.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the VG-120 and H90 is 96 and 91 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The visual here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-120 and H90.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony H90 to provide more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older VG-120 will be behind in sensor tech.