Olympus E-330 vs Sony A6100

Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-330 versus Sony A6100, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was brought out 14 years prior to the A6100 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the E-330 grades versus the A6100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 provides physical measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-330 versus Sony A6100 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the E-330 against the A6100.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and A6100 is 65 and 81 respectively.

Often, it is difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes merely by checking out a spec sheet. The picture here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and A6100.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-330 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6100 will show extra detail having its extra 17 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.