Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W
65 Imaging
41 Features
40 Overall
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90 Imaging
33 Features
27 Overall
30
Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 2.5" Tilting Display
- ISO 100 - 400 (Expand to 1600)
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
- Announced March 2006
- Alternative Name is EVOLT E-330
- Replaced the Olympus E-300
- Replacement is Olympus E-450
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 24-240mm (F3.3-5.8) lens
- 249g - 105 x 61 x 37mm
- Revealed May 2009
- Additionally Known as WB500

Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Overview
Below, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-330 and Samsung HZ10W, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Samsung. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and HZ10W (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and HZ10W (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

The E-330 was released 4 years before the HZ10W and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera.
Before we go straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the E-330 matches up versus the HZ10W in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Gallery
The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 & Samsung HZ10W. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Samsung HZ10W Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Samsung HZ10W
E-330 | HZ10W | |||
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Screen type | Tilting | ![]() | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Reasons to pick Samsung HZ10W over the Olympus E-330
HZ10W | E-330 | |||
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Revealed | May 2009 | ![]() | March 2006 | Fresher by 38 months |
Screen dimension | 2.7" | ![]() | 2.5" | Bigger screen (+0.2") |
Screen resolution | 230k | ![]() | 215k | Clearer screen (+15k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Samsung HZ10W
E-330 | HZ10W | |||
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Manual focus | ![]() | Dial accurate focusing | ||
Selfie screen | ![]() | Neither offers selfie screen | ||
Touch friendly screen | ![]() | Missing Touch friendly screen |
Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Physical Comparison
In case you're going to carry your camera, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 offers 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) whilst the Samsung HZ10W has measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).
See the Olympus E-330 and Samsung HZ10W in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the E-330 against the HZ10W.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and HZ10W is 65 and 90 respectively.

Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Sensor Comparison
Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizing only by seeing specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and HZ10W.
As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-330 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Samsung HZ10W will provide more detail as a result of its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.

Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Screen and ViewFinder


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Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ10W Specifications
Olympus E-330 | Samsung HZ10W | |
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General Information | ||
Brand | Olympus | Samsung |
Model type | Olympus E-330 | Samsung HZ10W |
Alternative name | EVOLT E-330 | WB500 |
Category | Advanced DSLR | Small Sensor Compact |
Announced | 2006-03-18 | 2009-05-14 |
Body design | Mid-size SLR | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.08 x 4.56mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 27.7mm² |
Sensor resolution | 7MP | 10MP |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 |
Maximum resolution | 3136 x 2352 | 3648 x 2432 |
Maximum native ISO | 400 | 3200 |
Maximum boosted ISO | 1600 | - |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW support | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
AF touch | ||
Continuous AF | ||
AF single | ||
AF tracking | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Total focus points | 3 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-240mm (10.0x) |
Maximum aperture | - | f/3.3-5.8 |
Macro focusing range | - | 5cm |
Number of lenses | 45 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Range of display | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Display diagonal | 2.5 inches | 2.7 inches |
Resolution of display | 215 thousand dot | 230 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Optical (pentamirror) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 95% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.47x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 secs | 16 secs |
Highest shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/1500 secs |
Continuous shooting speed | 3.0 frames per second | - |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash options | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix |
Hot shoe | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash sync | 1/180 secs | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | - | 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30, 15 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | None | 1280x720 |
Video file format | - | Motion JPEG |
Mic jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 616 gr (1.36 pounds) | 249 gr (0.55 pounds) |
Dimensions | 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") | 105 x 61 x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (10 sec, 2 sec, Double, Motion Timer) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage media | Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card | SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus, internal |
Storage slots | Single | Single |
Pricing at launch | $1,100 | $300 |