Olympus E-330 vs Ricoh WG-30W

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus E-330 vs Ricoh WG-30W, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WG-30W (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WG-30W (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was brought out 9 years prior to the WG-30W and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-30W being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-330 scores against the WG-30W with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Ricoh WG-30W. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Ricoh WG-30W Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 has exterior dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") along with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-30W has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-330 vs Ricoh WG-30W in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the E-330 versus the WG-30W.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and WG-30W is 65 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and WG-30W.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Ricoh WG-30W will offer you more detail having its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.