Olympus VR-340 vs Panasonic LX10

Let's look closer at the Olympus VR-340 versus Panasonic LX10, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the VR-340 (16MP) and the LX10 (20MP) is fairly similar but the VR-340 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The VR-340 was released 5 years before the LX10 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the VR-340 grades vs the LX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-340 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VR-340 Gallery and Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-340 comes with exterior 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) while the Panasonic LX10 has proportions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

See the Olympus VR-340 versus Panasonic LX10 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the VR-340 versus the LX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-340 and LX10 is 96 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The photograph here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-340 and LX10.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The VR-340 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Panasonic LX10 will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older VR-340 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.