Olympus E-330 vs Sony A7S II

Following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus E-330 and Sony A7S II, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and A7S II (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and A7S II (Full frame) posses different sensor size.

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The E-330 was manufactured 10 years before the A7S II which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-330 matches up versus the A7S II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Sony Alpha A7S II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony A7S II Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 features external 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 Sony A7S II has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-330 against the A7S II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and A7S II is 65 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing specifications. The pic here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and A7S II.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-330 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7S II will result in greater detail due to its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.