Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340
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Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 6400
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1/8000s Max Shutter
- 1280 x 720 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 800g - 143 x 117 x 75mm
- Revealed February 2011
- Succeeded the Olympus E-3
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 24-240mm (F3.0-5.7) lens
- 125g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
- Announced January 2012
Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Overview
Below is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and VR-340 (16MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and VR-340 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.
Samsung Releases Faster Versions of EVO MicroSD CardsThe E-5 was released 11 months earlier than the VR-340 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.
Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-5 scores vs the VR-340 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 & Olympus VR-340. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-5 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-5 over the Olympus VR-340
E-5 | VR-340 | |||
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Focus manually | Dial exact focusing | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Screen resolution | 920k | 460k | Crisper screen (+460k dot) | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies |
Reasons to pick Olympus VR-340 over the Olympus E-5
VR-340 | E-5 | |||
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Announced | January 2012 | February 2011 | More recent by 11 months |
Common features in the Olympus E-5 and Olympus VR-340
E-5 | VR-340 | |||
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Screen dimension | 3" | 3" | Identical screen measurements | |
Touch screen | Neither features Touch screen |
Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-5 enjoys external dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) whilst the Olympus VR-340 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).
Contrast the Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-5 versus the VR-340.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-5 and VR-340 is 58 and 96 respectively.
Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Sensor Comparison
More often than not, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The graphic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and VR-340.
To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus VR-340 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-5 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.
Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Screen and ViewFinder
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Olympus E-5 vs Olympus VR-340 Specifications
Olympus E-5 | Olympus VR-340 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Olympus | Olympus |
Model type | Olympus E-5 | Olympus VR-340 |
Type | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Compact |
Revealed | 2011-02-03 | 2012-01-10 |
Body design | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | TruePic V+ | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Max resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4608 x 3456 |
Max native ISO | 6400 | 3200 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW format | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detection AF | ||
Contract detection AF | ||
Phase detection AF | ||
Total focus points | 11 | - |
Cross type focus points | 11 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-240mm (10.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/3.0-5.7 |
Total lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 920 thousand dot | 460 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch screen | ||
Screen technology | HyperCrystal transmissive LCD | TFT Color LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Optical (pentaprism) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.58x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60s | 4s |
Max shutter speed | 1/8000s | 1/2000s |
Continuous shutter speed | 5.0 frames per sec | - |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | 18.00 m (at ISO 200) | 4.80 m |
Flash options | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in |
External flash | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash sync | 1/250s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) |
Max video resolution | 1280x720 | 1280x720 |
Video format | Motion JPEG | Motion JPEG |
Mic input | ||
Headphone input | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 800 gr (1.76 lb) | 125 gr (0.28 lb) |
Dimensions | 143 x 117 x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") | 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | 56 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | 21.6 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 10.5 | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | 519 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 870 shots | - |
Battery format | Battery Pack | - |
Battery ID | BLM-5 | LI-50B |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II)/SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Storage slots | Two | Single |
Cost at release | $1,700 | $130 |