Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 1

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and 1 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and 1 (1/1.7") feature different sensor sizing.

Photography Glossary

The E-330 was unveiled 8 years before the 1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-330 grades vs the 1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Olympus Stylus 1. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus 1 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 has physical dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Olympus 1 has sizing of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-330 compared to the 1.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and 1 is 65 and 79 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and 1.

As you can see, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-330 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus 1 will produce greater detail having an extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.