Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SH-3

The following is a extended comparison of the Olympus E-330 vs Olympus SH-3, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are created by Olympus. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and SH-3 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and SH-3 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was revealed 11 years before the SH-3 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus SH-3 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the E-330 scores versus the SH-3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Olympus Stylus SH-3. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus SH-3 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you need to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 comes with physical measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) and the Olympus SH-3 has specifications of 109mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-330 versus the SH-3.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and SH-3 is 65 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading a spec sheet. The picture below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and SH-3.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus SH-3 will offer more detail because of its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.