Olympus VR-340 vs Panasonic GH1

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus VR-340 vs Panasonic GH1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the VR-340 (16MP) and GH1 (12MP) and the VR-340 (1/2.3") and GH1 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor size.

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The VR-340 was released 2 years after the GH1 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the VR-340 grades vs the GH1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-340 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VR-340 Gallery & Panasonic GH1 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus VR-340 has got physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Panasonic GH1 has dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the VR-340 against the GH1.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the VR-340 and GH1 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-340 and GH1.

As you can see, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The VR-340 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus VR-340 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more modern VR-340 should have an edge in sensor technology.