Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 7010

The following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-330 versus Olympus 7010, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Olympus. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and 7010 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and 7010 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The E-330 was introduced 4 years prior to the 7010 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the E-330 grades vs the 7010 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 and Olympus Stylus 7010. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Olympus 7010 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 has got physical 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) while the Olympus 7010 has sizing of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

See the Olympus E-330 versus Olympus 7010 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the E-330 versus the 7010.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and 7010 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The pic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and 7010.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Olympus 7010 will offer greater detail using its extra 5MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.