Olympus E-330 vs Pentax WG-2 GPS

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-330 vs Pentax WG-2 GPS, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WG-2 GPS (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WG-2 GPS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was announced 6 years before the WG-2 GPS and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax WG-2 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-330 grades vs the WG-2 GPS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 has got outside measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Pentax WG-2 GPS has proportions of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-330 compared to the WG-2 GPS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and WG-2 GPS is 65 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The visual underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and WG-2 GPS.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Pentax WG-2 GPS will provide extra detail with its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.