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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
40
Overall
40
Olympus E-330 front
 
Olympus SZ-15 front
Portability
88
Imaging
40
Features
50
Overall
44

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Key Specs

Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
  • Released March 2006
  • Alternative Name is EVOLT E-330
  • Previous Model is Olympus E-300
  • Successor is Olympus E-450
Olympus SZ-15
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 23-483mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 250g - 108 x 70 x 40mm
  • Revealed June 2013
Photography Glossary

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Overview

In this article, we will be matching up the Olympus E-330 and Olympus SZ-15, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Olympus. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and SZ-15 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was launched 8 years earlier than the SZ-15 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a concise summary of how the E-330 grades versus the SZ-15 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Olympus SZ-15

 E-330 SZ-15 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-15 over the Olympus E-330

 SZ-15 E-330 
RevealedJune 2013March 2006More modern by 88 months
Screen sizing3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k215kCrisper screen (+245k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Olympus SZ-15

 E-330 SZ-15 
Manual focus Dial exact focusing
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Absent Touch friendly screen

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Physical Comparison

If you are going to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 has outside 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) while the Olympus SZ-15 has measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the SZ-15.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and SZ-15 is 65 and 88 respectively.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is very difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes only by going through specs. The picture below may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and SZ-15.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus SZ-15 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-330 Portrait photography details
Olympus SZ-15 Portrait photography details
54
manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution low (7 megapixels)
44
you can focus manually
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
comes with face detect autofocus
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-330 Street photography highlights
Olympus SZ-15 Street photography highlights
60
has a tilting screen
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
lighter than average (616g)
no image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
60
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others (250g)
screen is fixed
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-330 Sports photography details
Olympus SZ-15 Sports photography details
40
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution low (7 megapixels)
53
long zoom range (23-483mm 21.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-330 Travel photography factors
Olympus SZ-15 Travel photography factors
50
lighter than average (616g)
built-in flash
does not have Time Lapse mode
sensor resolution low (7 megapixels)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
68
lighter than others (250g)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
has built in flash
pretty wide (23mm)
very long zoom (483mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
does not offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-330 Landscape photography info
Olympus SZ-15 Landscape photography info
45
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
no image stabilization
sensor resolution low (7 megapixels)
low maximum ISO (400)
does not have Time Lapse mode
49
you can focus manually
pretty wide (23mm)
decent sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (16MP)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-330 Vlogging highlights
Olympus SZ-15 Vlogging highlights
9
can't record video
34
pretty wide (23mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than others (250 grams)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
doesn't have microphone support
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SZ-15 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-330 and Olympus SZ-15
 Olympus E-330Olympus SZ-15
General Information
Make Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus E-330 Olympus SZ-15
Also Known as EVOLT E-330 -
Type Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2006-03-18 2013-06-21
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 7 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3136 x 2352 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 400 3200
Maximum enhanced ISO 1600 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 3 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 23-483mm (21.0x)
Max aperture - f/2.8-5.9
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Available lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen size 2.5" 3"
Resolution of screen 215k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen tech - LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 8 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 3.50 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 480fps (176 x 128), 240fps (384 x 288)
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - AVI MPEG4, Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 616 grams (1.36 lbs) 250 grams (0.55 lbs)
Dimensions 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") 108 x 70 x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 model - SLB-10A
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Double)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at release $1,100 $200