Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-25

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-25, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Olympus. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FE-25 (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FE-25 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was manufactured 3 years before the FE-25 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-330 matches up versus the FE-25 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Olympus FE-25. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Olympus FE-25 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 features physical dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Olympus FE-25 has dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the E-330 against the FE-25.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and FE-25 is 65 and 98 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by checking out a spec sheet. The picture here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and FE-25.

Clearly, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Olympus FE-25 will produce more detail due to its extra 3MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.