Olympus VG-145 vs Olympus VR-340

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus VG-145 vs Olympus VR-340, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Olympus. The image resolution of the VG-145 (14MP) and the VR-340 (16MP) is fairly well matched and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VG-145 was brought out 5 months earlier than the VR-340 which means that they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VG-145 being a Ultracompact camera and the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a brief summary of how the VG-145 matches up vs the VR-340 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VG-145 & Olympus VR-340. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VG-145 Gallery & Olympus VR-340 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VG-145 has got physical measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 120 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Olympus VR-340 has sizing 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 differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the VG-145 versus the VR-340.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the VG-145 and VR-340 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes simply by looking at a spec sheet. The image here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VG-145 and VR-340.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Olympus VR-340 to give you more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively.