Olympus E-330 vs Olympus VR-320

Following is a extended review of the Olympus E-330 versus Olympus VR-320, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Olympus. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and VR-320 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and VR-320 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was manufactured 6 years before the VR-320 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus VR-320 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-330 grades against the VR-320 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Olympus VR-320. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Olympus VR-320 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 features outer dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) and the Olympus VR-320 has sizing of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the E-330 vs the VR-320.

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

Usually, its hard to see the difference between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specifications. The image below will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and VR-320.

To sum up, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-330 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus VR-320 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind in sensor tech.