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Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
40
Overall
40
Olympus E-330 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 front
Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
32
Overall
35

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Key Specs

Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
  • Introduced March 2006
  • Other Name is EVOLT E-330
  • Succeeded the Olympus E-300
  • Later Model is Olympus E-450
Panasonic FX75
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.2-5.9) lens
  • 165g - 103 x 55 x 23mm
  • Launched June 2010
  • Additionally referred to as Lumix DMC-FX70
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Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Overview

In this write-up, we are matching up the Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FX75 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FX75 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was revealed 5 years before the FX75 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-330 scores against the FX75 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Panasonic FX75

 E-330 FX75 
Focus manually Very precise focus
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Reasons to pick Panasonic FX75 over the Olympus E-330

 FX75 E-330 
LaunchedJune 2010March 2006More modern by 51 months
Display sizing2.7"2.5"Larger display (+0.2")
Display resolution230k215kSharper display (+15k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic FX75

 E-330 FX75 
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Physical Comparison

If you're looking to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 offers physical measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FX75 has sizing of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the E-330 vs the FX75.

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and FX75 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The picture underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and FX75.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-330 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic FX75 will resolve more detail because of its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FX75 as a Portrait photography camera
54
you can focus manually
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
megapixel count low (7 megapixels)
28
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic FX75 as a Street photography camera
60
tilting screen
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
lighter than competition (616 grams)
no image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
62
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with touch focus
screen is fixed
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-330 Sports photography features
Panasonic FX75 Sports photography features
40
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
has phase detect AF
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (7MP)
39
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (14MP)
comes with tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-330 Travel photography details
Panasonic FX75 Travel photography details
50
lighter than competition (616g)
built-in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
megapixel count low (7MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
67
comes with touch focus
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
no Timelapse recording
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.2)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-330 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic FX75 as a Landscape photography camera
45
you can focus manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen is small (2.5")
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (7MP)
low maximum ISO (400)
lack of Time Lapse recording
37
fairly wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.2)
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
manual exposure not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-330 Vlogging information
Panasonic FX75 Vlogging information
9
lack of video recording
31
fairly wide (24mm)
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.2)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
no external microphone support
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Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FX75 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-330 and Panasonic FX75
 Olympus E-330Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75
General Information
Make Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus E-330 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75
Otherwise known as EVOLT E-330 Lumix DMC-FX70
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2006-03-18 2010-06-01
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - Venus Engine HD II
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 7 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3136 x 2352 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 400 6400
Highest boosted ISO 1600 -
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-120mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture - f/2.2-5.9
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Number of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 2.5 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of display 215 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range - 7.40 m
Flash options Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1280x720
Video file format - AVCHD Lite, Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
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
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 616 grams (1.36 lb) 165 grams (0.36 lb)
Dimensions 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") 103 x 55 x 23mm (4.1" 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/SDXC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
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