Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX5

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus VR-320 vs Sony HX5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the VR-320 (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The VR-320 was manufactured 14 months later than the HX5 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the VR-320 grades versus the HX5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-320 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VR-320 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VR-320 comes with outside dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the VR-320 versus the HX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-320 and HX5 is 94 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specifications. The photograph below should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-320 and HX5.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VR-320 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus VR-320 will render extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger VR-320 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.