Olympus E-3 vs Sony W330

Here, we are analyzing the Olympus E-3 and Sony W330, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the E-3 (10MP) and W330 (14MP) and the E-3 (Four Thirds) and W330 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The E-3 was unveiled 22 months prior to the W330 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-3 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-3 matches up versus the W330 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-3 Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-3 offers exterior dimensions of 142mm x 116mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) while the Sony W330 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-3 and Sony W330 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the E-3 compared to the W330.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-3 and W330 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes just by looking at specs. The pic below might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-3 and W330.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-3 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W330 will give you extra detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-3 is going to be behind in sensor tech.