Olympus Tough-3000 vs Olympus VR-340

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Olympus VR-340, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and VR-340 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was unveiled 24 months prior to the VR-340 which makes them a generation apart from each other. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the Tough-3000 grades vs the VR-340 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Olympus VR-340. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus Tough-3000 has got outer measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Olympus VR-340 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the Tough-3000 compared to the VR-340.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and VR-340 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Tough-3000 and VR-340.

Plainly, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Olympus VR-340 to give extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.