Olympus E-PL6 vs Olympus VR-340

The following is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-PL6 vs Olympus VR-340, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the E-PL6 (16MP) and the VR-340 (16MP) is relatively close but the E-PL6 (Four Thirds) and VR-340 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-PL6 was launched 2 years after the VR-340 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PL6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-PL6 matches up versus the VR-340 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL6 and Olympus VR-340. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL6 Gallery and Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL6 has outside dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) and the Olympus VR-340 has proportions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-PL6 vs Olympus VR-340 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-PL6 compared to the VR-340.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-PL6 and VR-340 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions only by viewing technical specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL6 and VR-340.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses the exact same megapixels albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The E-PL6 comes with the bigger sensor which should make obtaining shallower depth of field simpler. The more modern E-PL6 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.