Olympus E-620 vs Olympus VR-340

Following is a extensive review of the Olympus E-620 versus Olympus VR-340, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-620 (12MP) and VR-340 (16MP) and the E-620 (Four Thirds) and VR-340 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The E-620 was unveiled 3 years before the VR-340 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-620 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the E-620 matches up vs the VR-340 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-620 and Olympus VR-340. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-620 Gallery and Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-620 enjoys physical dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs) whilst the Olympus VR-340 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-620 versus Olympus VR-340 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-620 versus the VR-340.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-620 and VR-340 is 71 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The image below might offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-620 and VR-340.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-620 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus VR-340 will render greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-620 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.