Olympus VR-340 vs Sony WX220

Following is a complete assessment of the Olympus VR-340 versus Sony WX220, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the VR-340 (16MP) and the WX220 (18MP) is fairly similar and they come with the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The VR-340 was revealed 3 years prior to the WX220 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus VR-340 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the VR-340 matches up against the WX220 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-340 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus VR-340 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus VR-340 has physical 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) whilst the Sony WX220 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the VR-340 vs the WX220.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VR-340 and WX220 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reading specs. The picture here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the VR-340 and WX220.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Sony WX220 to deliver greater detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged VR-340 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.