Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FP3

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic FP3, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FP3 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FP3 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was announced 4 years before the FP3 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FP3 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the E-330 scores versus the FP3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Panasonic FP3 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 has exterior measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FP3 has dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic FP3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the E-330 against the FP3.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and FP3 is 65 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The photograph here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and FP3.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-330 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FP3 will resolve more detail with its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.