Casio EX-S12 vs Olympus VR-340

The following is a detailed assessment of the Casio EX-S12 vs Olympus VR-340, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by manufacturers Casio and Olympus. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and VR-340 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The EX-S12 was manufactured 4 years prior to the VR-340 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the EX-S12 matches up vs the VR-340 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-S12 and Olympus VR-340. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-S12 Gallery and Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-S12 comes with outside dimensions of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Olympus VR-340 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-S12 vs Olympus VR-340 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the EX-S12 and the VR-340.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S12 and VR-340 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through technical specs. The pic underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S12 and VR-340.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You should expect the Olympus VR-340 to resolve more detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more aged EX-S12 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.