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Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
36
Overall
37
Olympus VR-340 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Olympus VR-340
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-240mm (F3.0-5.7) lens
  • 125g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Announced January 2012
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Released June 2015
  • Succeeded the Sony RX10
  • New Model is Sony RX10 III
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Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the VR-340 (16MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is relatively close but the VR-340 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The VR-340 was revealed 4 years before the RX10 II which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the VR-340 scores versus the RX10 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus VR-340 over the Sony RX10 II

 VR-340 RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Olympus VR-340

 RX10 II VR-340 
ReleasedJune 2015January 2012Newer by 41 months
Manually focus More exact focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k460kClearer screen (+769k dot)

Common features in the Olympus VR-340 and Sony RX10 II

 VR-340 RX10 II 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus VR-340 has outside 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 Sony RX10 II has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the VR-340 versus the RX10 II.

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the VR-340 and RX10 II is 96 and 58 respectively.

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Generally, its difficult to see the difference in sensor dimensions simply by researching a spec sheet. The picture underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-340 and RX10 II.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VR-340 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX10 II will render more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged VR-340 will be behind in sensor technology.

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Olympus VR-340
Portrait photography with Sony RX10 II
34
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
provides face detect autofocus
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
71
you can focus manually
decent MP (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
features face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus VR-340 Street photography features
Sony RX10 II Street photography features
63
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition (125g)
no articulating screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
72
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
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Sports Comparison

Olympus VR-340 Sports photography features
Sony RX10 II Sports photography features
44
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
68
silent mode (1/32,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
features tracking focus
weather proof
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus VR-340 Travel photography details
Sony RX10 II Travel photography details
69
lighter than competition (125 grams)
resolution is good (16MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (24mm)
does not have Timelapse function
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
56
weather proof
decent MP (20MP)
has built in flash
really wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse mode
does not have selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus VR-340 Landscape photography advice
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography advice
43
quite wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16MP)
manual focus not available
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
does not have Timelapse function
62
you can focus manually
really wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus VR-340 as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX10 II as a Vlogging camera
33
quite wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect autofocus
lighter than competition (125 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
display is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have microphone port
31
really wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with microphone jack
slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly screen
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Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus VR-340 and Sony RX10 II
 Olympus VR-340Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus VR-340 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2012-01-10 2015-06-10
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Minimum enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points - 25
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-240mm (10.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Max aperture f/3.0-5.7 f/2.8
Macro focusing distance - 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 3 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 460 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed - 14.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 4.80 m 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 180 (30,15 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 125 gr (0.28 lbs) 813 gr (1.79 lbs)
Dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 70
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 531
Other
Battery life - 400 pictures
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Cost at release $130 $998