Olympus VR-320 vs Sony RX100

Let's look closer at the Olympus VR-320 and Sony RX100, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the VR-320 (14MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the VR-320 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The VR-320 was launched 13 months prior to the RX100 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the VR-320 matches up against the RX100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-320 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus VR-320 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-320 features outer 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) whilst the Sony RX100 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus VR-320 and Sony RX100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the VR-320 vs the RX100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VR-320 and RX100 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-320 and RX100.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VR-320 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots more aggressively. The older VR-320 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.