Olympus VR-340 vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets look much closer at the Olympus VR-340 and Sony RX100 VII, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the VR-340 (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is relatively similar but the VR-340 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") posses different sensor sizes.

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The VR-340 was introduced 8 years before the RX100 VII which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short highlight of how the VR-340 matches up against the RX100 VII in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus VR-340 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus VR-340 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus VR-340 provides physical 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) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the VR-340 and the RX100 VII.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the VR-340 and RX100 VII is 96 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading specs. The picture below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-340 and RX100 VII.

All in all, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The VR-340 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony RX100 VII will offer you more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged VR-340 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.