Olympus's slim travel-zoom of 2012 — 16MP CCD, 24-240mm 10x zoom, 3in 460k LCD, 720p, sold as D-750
The Olympus VR-340 was announced in January 2012 as the entry model of a trio of slim 10x-zoom compacts, below the VR-350 and VR-360. The same camera was sold in some regions as the Olympus D-750, and all three pairs share a single Olympus instruction manual. It represents the last generation of cheap CCD travel zooms before the category collapsed.
It squeezes a 24-240mm-equivalent f/3.0-5.7 10x zoom in front of a 16-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD, in a body only 19mm thick and 125g. The 3.0-inch LCD has a 460k-dot panel with wide viewing angle, dual image stabilisation fights blur, and video records at 720p HD with Magic Filters available. Storage is SD/SDHC/SDXC, connectivity includes HDMI and USB 2.0, and sensitivity runs ISO 100-1600.
The draw is the 24mm wide start and 10x reach in a truly slim shell, making it a capable one-camera holiday kit for casual shooters. There are no manual exposure modes and the small CCD struggles past ISO 400, but at base ISO in good light it delivers the punchy colour that keeps this era of Olympus compacts popular with digicam collectors.
Confirm the proprietary rechargeable battery charges and holds capacity, and that a USB cable or charger is included, as Olympus of this era often charged in-camera. SD-family cards keep storage painless. Check the long zoom for smooth travel and centred sharpness, inspect the large LCD for pressure marks, and test HD video recording, a common seller omission.