Olympus VR-330 vs Panasonic GH5

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus VR-330 and Panasonic GH5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and GH5 (20MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and GH5 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor sizes.

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The VR-330 was manufactured 6 years earlier than the GH5 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the VR-330 grades against the GH5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VR-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus VR-330 Gallery & Panasonic GH5 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus VR-330 enjoys outside 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) and the Panasonic GH5 has measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the VR-330 compared to the GH5.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the VR-330 and GH5 is 94 and 59 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The graphic here may give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-330 and GH5.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VR-330 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Panasonic GH5 will give more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older VR-330 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.