Olympus E-M10 vs Olympus VR-320

Let's look much closer at the Olympus E-M10 versus Olympus VR-320, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Olympus. The resolution of the E-M10 (16MP) and the VR-320 (14MP) is very similar but the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and VR-320 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-M10 was manufactured 2 years later than the VR-320 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-M10 scores vs the VR-320 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M10 & Olympus VR-320. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 Gallery & Olympus VR-320 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-M10 has got outer dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Olympus VR-320 has specifications of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-M10 vs the VR-320.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M10 and VR-320 is 82 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and VR-320.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent E-M10 provides a benefit in sensor tech.