Olympus VR-340 vs Panasonic LX100

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus VR-340 versus Panasonic LX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the VR-340 (16MP) and LX100 (13MP) and the VR-340 (1/2.3") and LX100 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor sizes.

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The VR-340 was announced 3 years before the LX100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the VR-340 scores versus the LX100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VR-340 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VR-340 Gallery and Panasonic LX100 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-340 comes with outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Panasonic LX100 has proportions of 115mm x 66mm x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 393 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the VR-340 against the LX100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the VR-340 and LX100 is 96 and 83 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through specifications. The graphic here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-340 and LX100.

Plainly, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The VR-340 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus VR-340 will produce greater detail with its extra 3MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older VR-340 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.