Olympus VR-320 vs Sony A6300

The following is a complete overview of the Olympus VR-320 versus Sony A6300, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the VR-320 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The VR-320 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the A6300 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the VR-320 matches up against the A6300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-320 & Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are provided at Olympus VR-320 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-320 features external dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus VR-320 versus Sony A6300 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the VR-320 versus the A6300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-320 and A6300 is 94 and 83 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading specifications. The image below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-320 and A6300.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VR-320 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A6300 will deliver more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged VR-320 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.