Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic G9

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic G9, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and G9 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The E-330 was announced 12 years earlier than the G9 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic G9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-330 matches up against the G9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DC-G9. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic G9 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 provides outer measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") along with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Panasonic G9 has specifications of 137mm x 97mm x 92mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 3.6") with a weight of 658 grams (1.45 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the G9.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and G9 is 65 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through technical specs. The picture here should offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and G9.

As you have seen, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Panasonic G9 to show greater detail with its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.