Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic GX7

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic GX7, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and GX7 (16MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor measurements (Four Thirds).

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The E-330 was released 8 years prior to the GX7 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the E-330 matches up vs the GX7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic GX7 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 provides outer dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") along with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) and the Panasonic GX7 has specifications of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") having a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the E-330 against the GX7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and GX7 is 65 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading specs. The photograph here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and GX7.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Panasonic GX7 to offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.