Olympus E-330 vs Sony A380

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-330 versus Sony A380, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and A380 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and A380 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was revealed 4 years earlier than the A380 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A380 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-330 scores versus the A380 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A380. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony A380 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 offers 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) and the Sony A380 has dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 519 grams (1.14 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-330 versus Sony A380 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-330 against the A380.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and A380 is 65 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and A380.

As you can tell, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-330 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A380 will give you greater detail because of its extra 7MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.