Olympus E-330 vs Olympus E-PL1s

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-330 and Olympus E-PL1s, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are built by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and E-PL1s (12MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizing (Four Thirds).

Photography Glossary

The E-330 was brought out 5 years earlier than the E-PL1s and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the E-330 scores vs the E-PL1s with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 & Olympus PEN E-PL1s. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus E-PL1s Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 features external 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) whilst the Olympus E-PL1s has dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-330 and Olympus E-PL1s in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-330 vs the E-PL1s.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and E-PL1s is 65 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements just by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and E-PL1s.

Clearly, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Olympus E-PL1s to provide extra detail having its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.