Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FH27

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic FH27, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FH27 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FH27 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was revealed 5 years prior to the FH27 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-330 grades against the FH27 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Panasonic FH27 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 comes with exterior 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) and the Panasonic FH27 has sizing of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic FH27 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the E-330 versus the FH27.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and FH27 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at technical specs. The graphic here should give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and FH27.

As you can tell, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic FH27 will give you extra detail because of its extra 9MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.