Konica Minolta 7D vs Olympus E-330

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Konica Minolta 7D and Olympus E-330, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Konica and Olympus. The resolution of the Minolta 7D (6MP) and the E-330 (7MP) is pretty well matched but the Minolta 7D (APS-C) and E-330 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor sizing.

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The Minolta 7D was revealed 14 months earlier than the E-330 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the Minolta 7D matches up versus the E-330 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D and Olympus E-330. The full galleries are viewable at Konica Minolta 7D Gallery and Olympus E-330 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Konica Minolta 7D has physical dimensions of 150mm x 106mm x 78mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.1") and a weight of 845 grams (1.86 lbs) and the Olympus E-330 has proportions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

Examine the Konica Minolta 7D and Olympus E-330 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the Minolta 7D compared to the E-330.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Minolta 7D and E-330 is 57 and 65 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Minolta 7D and E-330.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Minolta 7D with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Olympus E-330 will give more detail because of its extra 1MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older Minolta 7D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.