Canon ELPH 130 vs Olympus VR-330

Let's look more closely at the Canon ELPH 130 and Olympus VR-330, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Olympus. The resolution of the ELPH 130 (16MP) and the VR-330 (14MP) is fairly similar and both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 130 was unveiled 24 months later than the VR-330 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon ELPH 130 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the ELPH 130 matches up versus the VR-330 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon ELPH 130 & Olympus VR-330. The full galleries are available at Canon ELPH 130 Gallery & Olympus VR-330 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 130 offers physical dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Olympus VR-330 has dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the ELPH 130 against the VR-330.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 130 and VR-330 is 96 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reviewing technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 130 and VR-330.

As you can tell, both cameras feature the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Canon ELPH 130 to offer more detail having an extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The newer ELPH 130 should have a benefit in sensor technology.