Olympus E-330 vs Ricoh GXR Mount A12

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus E-330 versus Ricoh GXR Mount A12, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Ricoh. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and GXR Mount A12 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and GXR Mount A12 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was introduced 6 years prior to the GXR Mount A12 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the E-330 scores versus the GXR Mount A12 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Ricoh GXR Mount A12. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Ricoh GXR Mount A12 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 comes with 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) whilst the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 has measurements of 120mm x 70mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.8") having a weight of 370 grams (0.82 lbs).

Check the Olympus E-330 versus Ricoh GXR Mount A12 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the E-330 versus the GXR Mount A12.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and GXR Mount A12 is 65 and 84 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and GXR Mount A12.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-330 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Ricoh GXR Mount A12 will render extra detail using its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.