Olympus E-330 vs Sony A560

Following is a extended overview of the Olympus E-330 and Sony A560, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and A560 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and A560 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was launched 5 years before the A560 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-330 grades versus the A560 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony A560 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 has got external measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Sony A560 has dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the E-330 vs the A560.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and A560 is 65 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes simply by looking through specs. The image below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and A560.

All in all, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-330 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A560 will render more detail utilizing its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.