Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic G85

Lets look much closer at the Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic G85, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and G85 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor size (Four Thirds).

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The E-330 was launched 11 years before the G85 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-330 grades vs the G85 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic G85 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 enjoys external dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Panasonic G85 has measurements of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the E-330 compared to the G85.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and G85 is 65 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and G85.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Panasonic G85 to render extra detail utilizing its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.