Olympus VR-330 vs Sony RX100

Following is a extensive analysis of the Olympus VR-330 versus Sony RX100, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") offer different sensor size.

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The VR-330 was announced 18 months earlier than the RX100 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the VR-330 matches up against the RX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus VR-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VR-330 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus VR-330 has got exterior dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

See the Olympus VR-330 versus Sony RX100 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the VR-330 and the RX100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-330 and RX100 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes merely by going through technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-330 and RX100.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The VR-330 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 will provide extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged VR-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.