Olympus E-420 vs Olympus VR-320

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-420 versus Olympus VR-320, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-420 (10MP) and VR-320 (14MP) and the E-420 (Four Thirds) and VR-320 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.

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The E-420 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the VR-320 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the E-420 grades vs the VR-320 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-420 & Olympus VR-320. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-420 Gallery & Olympus VR-320 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-420 has got outside dimensions of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus VR-320 has proportions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-420 and the VR-320.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-420 and VR-320 is 77 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing only by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-420 and VR-320.

As you can see, each of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-420 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus VR-320 will give greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The older E-420 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.