Olympus E-330 vs Olympus TG-320

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.

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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.

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.

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).

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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.

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.