Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-340

Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-30 vs Olympus VR-340, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-30 (12MP) and VR-340 (16MP) and the E-30 (Four Thirds) and VR-340 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The E-30 was announced 3 years before the VR-340 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-30 matches up versus the VR-340 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-30 & Olympus VR-340. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-30 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-30 comes with physical measurements of 142mm x 108mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.3" x 3.0") and a weight of 695 grams (1.53 lbs) and 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).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-30 versus the VR-340.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-30 and VR-340 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The photograph underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-30 and VR-340.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-30 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus VR-340 will show extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-30 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.