Leica X1 vs Olympus VR-340

Lets look a little more in depth at the Leica X1 vs Olympus VR-340, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Leica and Olympus. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the X1 (12MP) and VR-340 (16MP) and the X1 (APS-C) and VR-340 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The X1 was launched 3 years before the VR-340 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Leica X1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the X1 scores against the VR-340 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica X1 & Olympus VR-340. The complete galleries are available at Leica X1 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Leica X1 offers outside measurements of 124mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.9" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 306 grams (0.67 lbs) whilst the Olympus VR-340 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the X1 vs the VR-340.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the X1 and VR-340 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing purely by researching technical specs. The photograph here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the X1 and VR-340.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The X1 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Olympus VR-340 will render extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop images way more aggressively. The older X1 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.