Olympus VR-340

The Olympus VR-340 is a compact camera launched on 01/10/2012.

Technically speaking, the Olympus VR-340 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 31 overall. The Olympus VR-340 weights 125 gr and spans 96 x 57 x 19 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus VR-340 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 29%.
• Comfort - Score 94, ranks in the category best 5%.
• Versatility - Score 44, ranks in the category best 40%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus VR-340 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 15, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 12, ranks in the best 33% of its category. Olympus VR-340 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 9, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Olympus VR-340 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 22, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Olympus VR-340 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Great, score 56, ranks in the best 25% of its category. Olympus VR-340 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 55, ranks in the best 31% of its category. Olympus VR-340 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus VR-340 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 64.18 CAD and 64.18 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Olympus VR-340 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.