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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
40
Overall
40
Olympus E-330 front
 
Olympus FE-45 front
Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
14
Overall
25

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Key Specs

Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
  • Released March 2006
  • Other Name is EVOLT E-330
  • Superseded the Olympus E-300
  • Successor is Olympus E-450
Olympus FE-45
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Digital Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-108mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 142g - 94 x 62 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2009
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Olympus FE-45

 E-330 FE-45 
Manually focus Very exact focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Reasons to pick Olympus FE-45 over the Olympus E-330

 FE-45 E-330 
RevealedJanuary 2009March 2006More recent by 34 months
Display resolution230k215kSharper display (+15k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Olympus FE-45

 E-330 FE-45 
Display dimensions2.5"2.5"Equal display size
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither includes Touch friendly display

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 size comparison

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

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-330 Portrait photography factors
Olympus FE-45 Portrait photography factors
54
has manual focus
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
low MP (7 megapixels)
19
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-330 Street photography factors
Olympus FE-45 Street photography factors
60
screen tilts
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
lighter than others (616g)
does not have image stabilization
maximum ISO low (400)
56
has image stabilization (Digital)
fixed screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-330 Sports photography features
Olympus FE-45 Sports photography features
40
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
slow frames per second (3.0 frames per second)
does not have image stabilization
low MP (7 megapixels)
26
has image stabilization (Digital)
no shutter priority mode
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-330
Travel photography with Olympus FE-45
50
lighter than others (616 grams)
has built in flash
missing Time Lapse mode
low MP (7MP)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
51
built-in flash
no Time Lapse recording
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus FE-45 as a Landscape photography camera
45
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
does not have image stabilization
low MP (7MP)
maximum ISO low (400)
missing Time Lapse mode
27
has image stabilization (Digital)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
tiny screen (2.5 inches)
lack of manual exposure
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-330 Vlogging features
Olympus FE-45 Vlogging features
9
can't shoot video
25
has image stabilization (Digital)
wide angle not great (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen isn't selfie friendly
video res low (640 x 480 resolution)
no mic jack
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-45 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-330 and Olympus FE-45
 Olympus E-330Olympus FE-45
General Information
Make Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-330 Olympus FE-45
Also called EVOLT E-330 -
Type Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Released 2006-03-18 2009-01-07
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 7MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2
Peak resolution 3136 x 2352 3648 x 2736
Highest native ISO 400 1600
Highest enhanced ISO 1600 -
Minimum native ISO 100 64
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 36-108mm (3.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.1-5.9
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Total lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen size 2.5 inches 2.5 inches
Resolution of screen 215k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 4s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames per second -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash options Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/180s -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Highest video resolution None 640x480
Video format - Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 616 grams (1.36 pounds) 142 grams (0.31 pounds)
Physical dimensions 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") 94 x 62 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (12 seconds)
Time lapse feature
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card xD-Picture Card, microSD, internal
Storage slots One One
Launch cost $1,100 $130