Olympus E-330 vs Olympus E-600

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus E-600, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both produced by Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and E-600 (12MP) but both cameras have the same sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The E-330 was brought out 4 years earlier than the E-600 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-330 matches up versus the E-600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Olympus E-600. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Olympus E-600 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 offers outer measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") along with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Olympus E-600 has proportions of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") along with a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 versus the E-600.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and E-600 is 65 and 71 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The pic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and E-600.

As you have seen, both the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You should count on the Olympus E-600 to provide more detail having its extra 5MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.