Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SP-590 UZ

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-330 and Olympus SP-590 UZ, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Olympus. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and SP-590 UZ (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and SP-590 UZ (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was released 3 years before the SP-590 UZ and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SP-590 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the E-330 matches up versus the SP-590 UZ in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 and Olympus SP-590 UZ. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Olympus SP-590 UZ Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 has outer 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) whilst the Olympus SP-590 UZ has proportions of 116mm x 84mm x 81mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.2") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-330 vs the SP-590 UZ.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and SP-590 UZ is 65 and 72 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and SP-590 UZ.

Clearly, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus SP-590 UZ will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.