Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.5" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 400 (Raise to 1600)
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
- Released March 2006
- Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-330
- Previous Model is Olympus E-300
- New Model is Olympus E-450
(Full Review)
- 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 50 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 640 x 480 video
- 28-280mm (F3.2-5.9) lens
- 225g - 96 x 60 x 31mm
- Released May 2009
- Also referred to as mju 9000
Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000 Overview
Here, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-330 and Olympus 9000, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Olympus. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and 9000 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and 9000 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor dimensions.
Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a LandslideThe E-330 was released 4 years before the 9000 which is quite a significant 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 9000 being a Compact camera.
Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-330 grades versus the 9000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000 Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Olympus Stylus 9000. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Olympus 9000 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Olympus 9000
E-330 | 9000 | |||
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Manually focus | Very accurate focusing | |||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Reasons to pick Olympus 9000 over the Olympus E-330
9000 | E-330 | |||
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Released | May 2009 | March 2006 | More modern by 38 months | |
Screen size | 2.7" | 2.5" | Bigger screen (+0.2") | |
Screen resolution | 230k | 215k | Crisper screen (+15k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Olympus 9000
E-330 | 9000 | |||
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Selfie screen | Neither offers selfie screen | |||
Touch friendly screen | Neither offers Touch friendly screen |
Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000 Physical Comparison
In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 offers physical measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Olympus 9000 has specifications of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).
Analyze the Olympus E-330 and Olympus 9000 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-330 versus the 9000.
Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and 9000 is 65 and 92 respectively.
Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000 Sensor Comparison
Often, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through a spec sheet. The picture below may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and 9000.
Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-330 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus 9000 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus 9000 Specifications
Olympus E-330 | Olympus Stylus 9000 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Olympus |
Model | Olympus E-330 | Olympus Stylus 9000 |
Also Known as | EVOLT E-330 | mju 9000 |
Type | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Compact |
Released | 2006-03-18 | 2009-05-14 |
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 | 6.08 x 4.56mm |
Sensor area | 224.9mm² | 27.7mm² |
Sensor resolution | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 |
Full resolution | 3136 x 2352 | 3968 x 2976 |
Max native ISO | 400 | 1600 |
Max boosted ISO | 1600 | - |
Minimum native ISO | 100 | 50 |
RAW images | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focus | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detection focus | ||
Contract detection focus | ||
Phase detection focus | ||
Number of focus points | 3 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 28-280mm (10.0x) |
Maximal aperture | - | f/3.2-5.9 |
Macro focus distance | - | 1cm |
Available lenses | 45 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 2.5 inch | 2.7 inch |
Resolution of screen | 215 thousand dots | 230 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch display | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 95% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.47x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 seconds | 4 seconds |
Highest shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Continuous shooting rate | 3.0fps | - |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | - | 5.00 m |
Flash settings | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On |
Hot shoe | ||
AEB | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Highest flash synchronize | 1/180 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) |
Max video resolution | None | 640x480 |
Video data format | - | Motion JPEG |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
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 | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 616 gr (1.36 lb) | 225 gr (0.50 lb) |
Physical dimensions | 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") | 96 x 60 x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") |
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 | ||
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (12 seconds) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal |
Card slots | 1 | 1 |
Pricing at launch | $1,100 | $300 |