Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FH25

Below is a detailed analysis of the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic FH25, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FH25 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FH25 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The E-330 was introduced 5 years earlier than the FH25 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-330 grades versus the FH25 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic FH25 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 has got physical dimensions 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 FH25 has sizing of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-330 against the FH25.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and FH25 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The photograph underneath may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and FH25.

All in all, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FH25 will resolve more detail using its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind in sensor tech.