Olympus E-330 vs Ricoh WG-70

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus E-330 and Ricoh WG-70, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Olympus and Ricoh. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WG-70 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WG-70 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was brought out 15 years earlier than the WG-70 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the E-330 scores against the WG-70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 & Ricoh WG-70. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Ricoh WG-70 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 provides exterior 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 Ricoh WG-70 has measurements of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the WG-70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and WG-70 is 65 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by researching technical specs. The photograph below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and WG-70.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Ricoh WG-70 will provide you with more detail having its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.