Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45

On this page, we are contrasting the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FE-45 (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FE-45 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was revealed 3 years prior to the FE-45 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus FE-45 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-330 scores against the FE-45 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Olympus FE-45. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus FE-45 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 features outside dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Olympus FE-45 has dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the E-330 against the FE-45.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and FE-45 is 65 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The graphic underneath should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and FE-45.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-330 using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus FE-45 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.