Olympus VR-320 vs Sony W560

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus VR-320 and Sony W560, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the VR-320 (14MP) and the W560 (14MP) is fairly similar and both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The VR-320 was unveiled 7 months after the W560 and they are of a similar age. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple summation of how the VR-320 matches up versus the W560 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-320 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VR-320 Gallery & Sony W560 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-320 comes with outside dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony W560 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the VR-320 compared to the W560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VR-320 and W560 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The image below will give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-320 and W560.

As you have seen, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size and the same MP and you can expect similar quality of photos although you may want to take the age of the products into consideration. The younger VR-320 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.