Olympus VR-320 vs Pentax K-70

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus VR-320 versus Pentax K-70, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the VR-320 (1/2.3") and K-70 (APS-C) offer different sensor sizes.

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The VR-320 was unveiled 5 years before the K-70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the VR-320 scores against the K-70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-320 & Pentax K-70. The full galleries are available at Olympus VR-320 Gallery & Pentax K-70 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-320 comes with outer measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Pentax K-70 has proportions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") with a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VR-320 versus Pentax K-70 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the VR-320 against the K-70.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VR-320 and K-70 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The photograph here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-320 and K-70.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VR-320 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Pentax K-70 will show extra detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older VR-320 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.