Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic FZ40

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic FZ40, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and FZ40 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and FZ40 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was unveiled 5 years before the FZ40 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a thorough comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the E-330 scores vs the FZ40 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic FZ40 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 has outside dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ40 has specifications of 120mm x 80mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6") along with a weight of 494 grams (1.09 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic FZ40 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the E-330 and the FZ40.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and FZ40 is 65 and 68 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing just by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and FZ40.

Clearly, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-330 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic FZ40 will offer you more detail having an extra 7MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.