Olympus E-1 vs Sony A330

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-1 vs Sony A330, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and A330 (10MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and A330 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-1 was released 6 years earlier than the A330 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-1 grades versus the A330 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-1 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-1 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-1 features outer dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has measurements of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-1 versus the A330.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-1 and A330 is 59 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specs. The picture below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-1 and A330.

All in all, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-1 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A330 will give more detail as a result of its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.