Olympus VR-330 vs Panasonic LX10

Let's look closer at the Olympus VR-330 and Panasonic LX10, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") possess different sensor sizing.

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The VR-330 was brought out 6 years prior to the LX10 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the VR-330 matches up versus the LX10 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-330 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The entire galleries are available at Olympus VR-330 Gallery and Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus VR-330 offers exterior 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 Panasonic LX10 has sizing of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

See the Olympus VR-330 and Panasonic LX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the VR-330 against the LX10.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VR-330 and LX10 is 94 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-330 and LX10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VR-330 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic LX10 will resolve extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics much more aggressively. The older VR-330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.