Olympus VR-340 First Impressions Review

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Olympus VR-340 $149.99
By Christopher Snow January 16, 2012

First Impression

Olympus unveils an affordable, slim travel zoom. But is this model redundant?

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Review Highlights

Attractive all-metal body design

Fast autofocus

Sluggish memory access speed

New thumb rest does little to improve handling

Introduction

Replacing the VR-320 as Olympus’ cheapest and slimmest travel zoom, the recently announced VR-340 condenses 10x optical zoom into a pocketable chassis, and captures shots on a new 16 megapixel CCD.

The VR-340 will be available this March, in black, white, silver, red, and purple.

This review is organized into 9 pages
Page 1 Product Tour Read More...	Page 2 Handling Physical handling is only slightly better than competitors. Read More...	Page 3 Modes The VR-340 suffers from slow memory access, and slow operation in general. Read More...
Page 4 Controls Shooting variables are simplified compared to other Olympus models. Read More...	Page 5 Hardware A decent hardware package, given the price. Read More...	Page 6 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Olympus VR-340. Read More...
Page 7 Photo Gallery Read More...	Page 8 Specs See all the specs for the Olympus VR-340. Read More...	Part 9 Comments Read what people are saying about the Olympus VR-340. Add your comments...