Olympus VR-320 vs Sony QX30

Lets take a more detailed look at the Olympus VR-320 vs Sony QX30, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Lens-style by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and QX30 (20MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VR-320 was launched 4 years earlier than the QX30 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the VR-320 matches up against the QX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VR-320 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VR-320 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-320 offers outside measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony QX30 has measurements of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the VR-320 versus the QX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VR-320 and QX30 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The visual underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the VR-320 and QX30.

Plainly, both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony QX30 to produce greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The older VR-320 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.