Olympus E-1 vs Olympus VR-330

Below is a extensive comparison of the Olympus E-1 versus Olympus VR-330, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Olympus. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and VR-330 (14MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and VR-330 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-1 was manufactured 8 years earlier than the VR-330 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the E-1 grades vs the VR-330 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-1 & Olympus VR-330. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Olympus VR-330 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-1 has got exterior dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) while the Olympus VR-330 has specifications of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-1 against the VR-330.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-1 and VR-330 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over specifications. The graphic below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-1 and VR-330.

Plainly, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-1 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus VR-330 will deliver more detail due to its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older E-1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.