Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320
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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.5" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 400 (Expand to 1600)
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
- Revealed March 2006
- Additionally Known as EVOLT E-330
- Succeeded the Olympus E-300
- Later Model is Olympus E-450
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
- 155g - 96 x 63 x 23mm
- Announced January 2012

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Overview
Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus E-330 and Olympus TG-320, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof and both of them are built by Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and TG-320 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and TG-320 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

The E-330 was released 6 years before the TG-320 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus TG-320 being a Compact camera.
Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the E-330 grades against the TG-320 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Gallery
Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Olympus TG-320. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus TG-320 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Olympus TG-320
E-330 | TG-320 | |||
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Manually focus | ![]() | Very accurate focusing | ||
Display type | Tilting | ![]() | Fixed | Tilting display |
Reasons to pick Olympus TG-320 over the Olympus E-330
TG-320 | E-330 | |||
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Announced | January 2012 | ![]() | March 2006 | More recent by 70 months |
Display dimension | 2.7" | ![]() | 2.5" | Larger display (+0.2") |
Display resolution | 230k | ![]() | 215k | Sharper display (+15k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Olympus TG-320
E-330 | TG-320 | |||
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Selfie screen | ![]() | No selfie screen | ||
Touch display | ![]() | No Touch display |
Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Physical Comparison
If you're going to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 has got outer measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Olympus TG-320 has sizing of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") having a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).
Check the Olympus E-330 and Olympus TG-320 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the E-330 vs the TG-320.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and TG-320 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Sensor Comparison
Often, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The graphic below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and TG-320.
As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-330 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus TG-320 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Screen and ViewFinder


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Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320 Specifications
Olympus E-330 | Olympus TG-320 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Olympus |
Model type | Olympus E-330 | Olympus TG-320 |
Also called | EVOLT E-330 | - |
Category | Advanced DSLR | Waterproof |
Revealed | 2006-03-18 | 2012-01-10 |
Physical type | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | - | TruePic III+ |
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 | 7MP | 14MP |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | - |
Max resolution | 3136 x 2352 | 4288 x 3216 |
Max native ISO | 400 | 1600 |
Max enhanced ISO | 1600 | - |
Min native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW images | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
AF single | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detection AF | ||
Contract detection AF | ||
Phase detection AF | ||
Total focus points | 3 | - |
Cross type focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens support | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 28-102mm (3.6x) |
Max aperture | - | f/3.5-5.1 |
Macro focusing range | - | 3cm |
Number of lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen sizing | 2.5" | 2.7" |
Resolution of screen | 215k dots | 230k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Screen tech | - | TFT Color LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 95 percent | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.47x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60s | 4s |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000s | 1/2000s |
Continuous shutter rate | 3.0fps | 1.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Set WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | - | 5.80 m |
Flash modes | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in |
Hot shoe | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash synchronize | 1/180s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | - | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) |
Max video resolution | None | 1280x720 |
Video format | - | MPEG-4, H.264 |
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 | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 616 grams (1.36 lb) | 155 grams (0.34 lb) |
Dimensions | 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") | 96 x 63 x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 150 shots |
Form of battery | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | - | LI-42B |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 12 sec, pet auto shutter) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage type | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
Card slots | One | One |
Price at release | $1,100 | $0 |