Olympus PEN-F vs Olympus VR-340

Here, we will be analyzing the Olympus PEN-F versus Olympus VR-340, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and VR-340 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and VR-340 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The PEN-F was brought out 4 years later than the VR-340 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the PEN-F scores versus the VR-340 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Olympus VR-340. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus PEN-F has got outer measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Olympus VR-340 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the PEN-F vs the VR-340.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and VR-340 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The graphic below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and VR-340.

To sum up, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Olympus PEN-F will render more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more recent PEN-F should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.