Leica D-LUX 5 vs Olympus VR-340

Let's take a closer look at the Leica D-LUX 5 vs Olympus VR-340, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Leica and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the D-LUX 5 (10MP) and VR-340 (16MP) and the D-LUX 5 (1/1.63") and VR-340 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The D-LUX 5 was launched 15 months before the VR-340 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the D-LUX 5 matches up vs the VR-340 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Leica D-LUX 5 & Olympus VR-340. The complete galleries are available at Leica D-LUX 5 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Leica D-LUX 5 provides outside measurements of 110mm x 66mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst 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).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the D-LUX 5 and the VR-340.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D-LUX 5 and VR-340 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The picture here will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the D-LUX 5 and VR-340.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D-LUX 5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Olympus VR-340 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more aged D-LUX 5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.