Fujifilm A100 vs Olympus VR-340

Below is a complete assessment of the Fujifilm A100 versus Olympus VR-340, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and VR-340 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A100 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the VR-340 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the Fujifilm A100 matches up vs the VR-340 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix A100 & Olympus VR-340. The full galleries are provided at Fujifilm A100 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm A100 provides outside measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Olympus VR-340 has proportions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Look at the Fujifilm A100 versus Olympus VR-340 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm A100 vs the VR-340.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A100 and VR-340 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The photograph here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm A100 and VR-340.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Olympus VR-340 to give you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A100 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.