Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12
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Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.5" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 400 (Raise to 1600)
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
- Revealed March 2006
- Also referred to as EVOLT E-330
- Old Model is Olympus E-300
- Replacement is Olympus E-450
(Full Review)
- 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 1600 (Expand to 6400)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 640 x 480 video
- 31-124mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
- 129g - 97 x 55 x 22mm
- Revealed April 2009
Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Overview
Below is a detailed review of the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic FS12, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FS12 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FS12 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music videoThe E-330 was unveiled 4 years before the FS12 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology 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 FS12 being a Ultracompact camera.
Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-330 matches up against the FS12 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Gallery
The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic FS12 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Panasonic FS12
E-330 | FS12 | |||
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Manually focus | More exact focus | |||
Display type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting display |
Reasons to pick Panasonic FS12 over the Olympus E-330
FS12 | E-330 | |||
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Revealed | April 2009 | March 2006 | More recent by 37 months | |
Display dimension | 2.7" | 2.5" | Larger display (+0.2") | |
Display resolution | 230k | 215k | Clearer display (+15k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic FS12
E-330 | FS12 | |||
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Selfie screen | Neither comes with selfie screen | |||
Touch friendly display | Missing Touch friendly display |
Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 comes with physical dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Panasonic FS12 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).
Check out the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic FS12 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-330 and the FS12.
Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and FS12 is 65 and 95 respectively.
Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Sensor Comparison
More often than not, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and FS12.
As you can see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Panasonic FS12 will render more detail having an extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos much more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.
Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Screen and ViewFinder
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Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FS12 Specifications
Olympus E-330 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand | Olympus | Panasonic |
Model | Olympus E-330 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 |
Also called as | EVOLT E-330 | - |
Category | Advanced DSLR | Ultracompact |
Revealed | 2006-03-18 | 2009-04-17 |
Body design | Mid-size SLR | Ultracompact |
Sensor Information | ||
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.08 x 4.56mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 27.7mm² |
Sensor resolution | 7 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Maximum resolution | 3136 x 2352 | 4000 x 3000 |
Maximum native ISO | 400 | 1600 |
Maximum boosted ISO | 1600 | 6400 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
AF touch | ||
AF continuous | ||
AF single | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
Multi area AF | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detection focusing | ||
Contract detection focusing | ||
Phase detection focusing | ||
Number of focus points | 3 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 31-124mm (4.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/2.8-5.9 |
Macro focus range | - | 5cm |
Amount of lenses | 45 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen sizing | 2.5 inch | 2.7 inch |
Resolution of screen | 215 thousand dot | 230 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch function | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 95% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.47x | - |
Features | ||
Slowest shutter speed | 60s | 60s |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/4000s | 1/2000s |
Continuous shooting speed | 3.0fps | 2.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Set WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash range | - | 6.30 m |
Flash settings | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync |
Hot shoe | ||
AE bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Maximum flash sync | 1/180s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | None | 640x480 |
Video data format | - | Motion JPEG |
Mic jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 616 grams (1.36 lb) | 129 grams (0.28 lb) |
Dimensions | 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") | 97 x 55 x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | SD/SDHC card, Internal |
Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
Pricing at launch | $1,100 | $228 |