Olympus VR-340 vs Sony W320

Below, we will be looking at the Olympus VR-340 and Sony W320, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the VR-340 (16MP) and the W320 (14MP) is pretty similar and they feature the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The VR-340 was released 2 years later than the W320 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summation of how the VR-340 grades against the W320 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus VR-340 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The complete galleries are available at Olympus VR-340 Gallery and Sony W320 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus VR-340 has outside measurements 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 Sony W320 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus VR-340 and Sony W320 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the VR-340 compared to the W320.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the VR-340 and W320 is 96 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over specs. The graphic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-340 and W320.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should expect the Olympus VR-340 to offer more detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent VR-340 should have a benefit in sensor tech.