Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-330 and Sony HX5, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and HX5 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the HX5 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-330 scores against the HX5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 has external dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus E-330 and Sony HX5 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the E-330 versus the HX5.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and HX5 is 65 and 92 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizing only by checking specs. The graphic below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and HX5.

All in all, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony HX5 will give more detail due to its extra 3MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.