Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX10 IV

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") posses different sensor sizing.

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The VR-330 was introduced 7 years prior to the RX10 IV and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the VR-330 matches up versus the RX10 IV for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VR-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VR-330 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VR-330 comes with physical measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

Look at the Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX10 IV in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the VR-330 versus the RX10 IV.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the VR-330 and RX10 IV is 94 and 52 respectively.

Often, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-330 and RX10 IV.

Plainly, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The VR-330 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh tougher and the Sony RX10 IV will give you extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older VR-330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.