Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11

Following is a in depth review of the Olympus E-330 versus Olympus SZ-11, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and SZ-11 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and SZ-11 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The E-330 was released 6 years before the SZ-11 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-330 matches up against the SZ-11 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Olympus SZ-11. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus SZ-11 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 provides outer measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-11 has sizing of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the SZ-11.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and SZ-11 is 65 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by going through technical specs. The image below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and SZ-11.

As you have seen, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-330 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-11 will show more detail as a result of its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.