Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic ZS15

Its time to take a closer look at the Olympus E-330 vs Panasonic ZS15, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and ZS15 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and ZS15 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was launched 7 years prior to the ZS15 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS15 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-330 matches up versus the ZS15 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Panasonic ZS15 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 has outer measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS15 has proportions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the E-330 compared to the ZS15.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and ZS15 is 65 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizes only by going over technical specs. The picture here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and ZS15.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-330 because of its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic ZS15 will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.