Review Olympus VG-150 Digital Camera Introduction:
Olympus compact cameras mean everyone can benefit from the simplicity of capturing pictures in an overwhelming quality, the Olympus VG-150 is packed with features that makes it easy to take beautiful photos in an instant. Like all Olympus cameras, the Olympus VG-150 makes it quick and easy to record high-quality still photos and videos in everyday situations. The new Olympus VG-150 comes with a wide optical zoom lens, powerful digital image stabilization and all the megapixels you could need. The Olympus VG-150 also features a complete series of automatic photo technologies, like i-Auto and AF tracking, for easy setting and focusing. Sadly, the Olympus VG-150 lacks true mechanical image stabilization, instead opting only for what Olympus calls "Digital Image Stabilization", which increases the ISO sensitivity, and along with it, both the shutter speed and image noise levels to try and freeze motion. ISO sensitivity ranges from a low of ISO 100 to a maximum of ISO 1,600 equivalent. A 2.7-inch LCD display with 230,000 dot resolution offers the Olympus VG-150's only option for framing and reviewing images, as there's no optical viewfinder on this model.
Olympus VG-150 Digital Camera Features:
Maximum image dimensions in the VG-150's native 4:3 aspect ratio are 3,968 x 2,976 pixels, and the camera also includes a 16:9 aspect ratio mode, albeit limited to Full HD pixel resolution. The Olympus VG-150 employs a contrast-detection autofocus system operating off data streaming from the camera's image sensor, and the VG-150 also includes face detection capability, linked to both the auto exposure and autofocus systems, ensuring that your subjects' faces are taken into account when determining both these variables. AF tracking technology continually adjusts focus and exposure to keep fast-moving subjects in focus.
The new Olympus VG-150 digital camera has a lot to be proud of, not least the unbeatable price. But even for an entry-level model, the ultra-compact Olympus VG-150 offers outstanding value for money. The slim Olympus VG-150 Camera Charger makes Olympus' renowned optics available to everyone. The 12-Megapixel Olympus VG-150 comes with a versatile 4x wide optical zoom lens and a wide 27-108mm lens. At just 19.8mm deep, the Olympus VG-150 slips easily into a coat pocket. In this price bracket, the specifications are enormous imposing.
When you want to capture your memories, with the Olympus VG-150 camera in your hand all you have to do is point and shoot. Digital image stabilization cuts the blur in photos, making pictures look sharp and vivid. The 14 megapixel offers a large an clear 2.7" color LCD screen to watch pictures and share them instantly. The Olympus VG150 also offers a video function; the camera can record VGA movies, which can easily be transferred to your personal computer or to a website.
As well as still image shooting, the Olympus VG-150 offers VGA standard definition Motion JPEG movie capture. A rechargeable LI-70B Lithium Ion battery with charger is included with the Olympus VG-150 Battery Charger, although no information on battery life was available at press time. Images are stored in a rather limited 18MB of available internal memory, as well as on Secure Digital memory cards, including the newer SDHC types, but not the latest generation SDXC cards. Images and videos can be transferred to a PC over a USB 2.0 High-Speed connection, and there's also a standard-definition video output.
The VG-150 includes a variety of what the company terms Magic Filters, which are similar to the in-camera Art Filters first introduced in Olympus digital SLRs in 2009. Magic Filters include Pop Art, Pin Hole, Fish-Eye, Soft Focus, Drawing, Sparkle, and Punk. A generous 14 scene modes are offered in the Olympus Camera Chargers, plus a Program Auto mode, allowing users some degree of control over their images without needing to understand the subtleties of shutter speeds and apertures. Scene modes include Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, and Night Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach and Snow, and Pet. There's also an Intelligent Auto mode which can automatically select from a subset of available scene modes.
