Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-47

Here is a detailed comparison of the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-47, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FE-47 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FE-47 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was introduced 4 years prior to the FE-47 and that is a fairly big 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-47 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-330 matches up versus the FE-47 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Olympus FE-47. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Olympus FE-47 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 comes with outside measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Olympus FE-47 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus FE-47 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the E-330 against the FE-47.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and FE-47 is 65 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and FE-47.

As you have seen, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-330 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus FE-47 will provide you with more detail using its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind in sensor innovation.