Olympus VR-320 vs Pentax K-S1

Below is a extended analysis of the Olympus VR-320 vs Pentax K-S1, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and K-S1 (20MP) and the VR-320 (1/2.3") and K-S1 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The VR-320 was launched 4 years prior to the K-S1 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Pentax K-S1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the VR-320 matches up against the K-S1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VR-320 and Pentax K-S1. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VR-320 Gallery and Pentax K-S1 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VR-320 enjoys 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) and the Pentax K-S1 has sizing of 121mm x 93mm x 70mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 558 grams (1.23 lbs).

Check the Olympus VR-320 vs Pentax K-S1 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the VR-320 against the K-S1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the VR-320 and K-S1 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The visual below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-320 and K-S1.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VR-320 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Pentax K-S1 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older VR-320 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.