Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic LX7

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic LX7, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and LX7 (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and LX7 (1/1.7") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was launched 7 years before the LX7 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the E-330 scores against the LX7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 features outside 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) and the Panasonic LX7 has sizing of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-330 versus Panasonic LX7 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the E-330 against the LX7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and LX7 is 65 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes only by researching specs. The picture here should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and LX7.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-330 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic LX7 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images way more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.