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Olympus VR-340

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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5 editorial reviews
The modestly priced, solidly built Olympus VR-340 is not without its drawbacks, but is quite capable when used in the right lighting situations.Read more
For less than $150, the VR-340 packs a lot of specs in a pocket-friendly package.Read more
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Pros

  • good autofocus and fast continuous shooting
  • The menus are logical and well laid out
  • bright

Cons

  • sluggish and not ideal in low light conditions
  • the display screen is not a touch screen
  • good to use for portrait images

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3
  • Face detection, Face tracking, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Olympus VR-340 - Pros & Cons

Olympus VR-340

Pros

  • good autofocus and fast continuous shooting
  • The menus are logical and well laid out
  • bright
  • clear and easy to see in most lighting conditions

Cons

  • sluggish and not ideal in low light conditions
  • the display screen is not a touch screen
  • good to use for portrait images
  • flash lacking external flash support
  • Olympus VR-340 does not have manual focusing
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Does the Olympus VR-340 have Weather Sealing
  • Olympus VR-340 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Olympus VR-340 have Image Stabilization
  • Detail loss at higher ISO settings

Olympus VR-340 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus VR-340 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2448
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom10.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3
Maximum aperture3
Focal length equiv24 - 240
Focus adjustmentAuto
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Program
Camera shutter typeMechanical
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Spot
3D supportyes
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsWAV
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Dimensions
Weight6.0 oz
Width4.11 in
Height2.37 in
Depth1.11 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Date imprintingyes
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Fluorescent
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingno
Recording resolutions640.0 px
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Body materialMetal
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Violet
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage34.9 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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