Olympus VR-320 vs Sony RX10

Let's take a closer look at the Olympus VR-320 and Sony RX10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the VR-320 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The VR-320 was announced 3 years earlier than the RX10 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the VR-320 scores against the RX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VR-320 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus VR-320 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus VR-320 has got exterior 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 Sony RX10 has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the VR-320 compared to the RX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-320 and RX10 is 94 and 58 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specs. The image below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the VR-320 and RX10.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The VR-320 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 will resolve greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged VR-320 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.