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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
40
Overall
40
Olympus E-330 front
 
Olympus SZ-11 front
Portability
89
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Key Specs

Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Raise to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
  • Introduced March 2006
  • Alternate Name is EVOLT E-330
  • Old Model is Olympus E-300
  • Replacement is Olympus E-450
Olympus SZ-11
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
  • Launched July 2011
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Overview

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.

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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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Olympus SZ-11

 E-330 SZ-11 
Manually focus Dial accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-11 over the Olympus E-330

 SZ-11 E-330 
LaunchedJuly 2011March 2006More modern by 65 months
Display size3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution460k215kCrisper display (+245k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Olympus SZ-11

 E-330 SZ-11 
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch display Neither provides Touch display

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Physical Comparison

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.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 size comparison

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

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-330 Portrait photography details
Olympus SZ-11 Portrait photography details
54
you can focus manually
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
low MP (7 megapixels)
33
good MP (14 megapixels)
provides face detection focusing
manual focus not available
manual mode not possible
can't use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Street photography camera
Olympus SZ-11 as a Street photography camera
60
tilting screen
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
lighter than competition in class (616 grams)
lack of image stabilization
max ISO too low (400)
60
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than others (226 grams)
screen is fixed
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-330 Sports photography features
Olympus SZ-11 Sports photography features
40
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has phase detect autofocus
max fps low (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
low MP (7 megapixels)
43
great zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14MP)
provides tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
low battery (200 shots)
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Travel photography camera
Olympus SZ-11 as a Travel photography camera
50
lighter than competition in class (616g)
built-in flash
no Time Lapse function
low MP (7 megapixels)
does not feature selfie friendly display
65
lighter than others (226g)
good MP (14MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
long zoom (500mm)
no Timelapse recording
low battery (200 CIPA)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-330 Landscape photography info
Olympus SZ-11 Landscape photography info
45
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
screen is small (2.5 inches)
lack of image stabilization
low MP (7MP)
max ISO too low (400)
no Time Lapse function
40
quite wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
manual mode not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
low battery (200 CIPA)
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Vlogging camera
Olympus SZ-11 as a Vlogging camera
9
can't record video
31
quite wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detection focusing
lighter than others (226 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone port
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-11 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-330 and Olympus SZ-11
 Olympus E-330Olympus SZ-11
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-330 Olympus SZ-11
Also called EVOLT E-330 -
Category Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2006-03-18 2011-07-27
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - TruePic III+
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 7 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3136 x 2352 4288 x 3216
Highest native ISO 400 1600
Highest boosted ISO 1600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 3 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-500mm (20.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.0-6.9
Macro focus range - 1cm
Number of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.5 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 215k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames/s 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 9.30 m (@ ISO 1600)
Flash settings Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps)
Highest video resolution None 1280x720
Video file format - Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 616g (1.36 lbs) 226g (0.50 lbs)
Physical dimensions 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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
Battery life - 200 images
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - LI-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Price at launch $1,100 $253