Olympus E-330 vs Samsung HZ50W

Here is a comprehensive review of the Olympus E-330 versus Samsung HZ50W, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and HZ50W (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and HZ50W (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was launched 5 years before the HZ50W and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung HZ50W being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-330 matches up against the HZ50W in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 & Samsung HZ50W. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Samsung HZ50W Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 features outside 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 Samsung HZ50W has dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 91mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") and a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the HZ50W.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and HZ50W is 65 and 70 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing only by viewing specifications. The graphic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and HZ50W.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Samsung HZ50W will provide you with extra detail utilizing its extra 7MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.