Olympus E-330 vs Pentax H90

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-330 and Pentax H90, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and H90 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was introduced 4 years prior to the H90 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax H90 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-330 matches up against the H90 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Pentax Optio H90. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Pentax H90 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 enjoys outside dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Pentax H90 has specifications of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-330 vs the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and H90 is 65 and 93 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing simply by looking through technical specs. The graphic here should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and H90.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Pentax H90 will render more detail using its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.