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Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
40
Overall
40
Olympus E-330 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs

Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Push to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
  • Launched March 2006
  • Additionally referred to as EVOLT E-330
  • Superseded the Olympus E-300
  • Successor is Olympus E-450
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Announced June 2010
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Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Sony HX5

 E-330 HX5 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Olympus E-330

 HX5 E-330 
AnnouncedJune 2010March 2006Fresher by 51 months
Screen size3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution230k215kSharper screen (+15k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Sony HX5

 E-330 HX5 
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen No Touch friendly screen

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison

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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 size comparison

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

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-330 Portrait photography information
Sony HX5 Portrait photography information
54
has manual focus
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
megapixel count low (7MP)
19
manual focus not available
external flash not possible
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-330 Street photography features
Sony HX5 Street photography features
60
has a tilting screen
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
lighter than competitors in class (616 grams)
no image stabilization
max ISO too low (400)
55
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-330 Sports photography information
Sony HX5 Sports photography information
40
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
sensor has phase detect auto focus
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (7 megapixels)
26
image stabilization (Optical)
no shutter priority
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus E-330
Travel photography with Sony HX5
50
lighter than competitors in class (616g)
flash built-in
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
megapixel count low (7 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
60
built-in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
missing Time Lapse function
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-330 Landscape photography advice
Sony HX5 Landscape photography advice
45
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inch)
no image stabilization
megapixel count low (7 megapixels)
max ISO too low (400)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
37
fairly wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
has no RAW support
missing Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus E-330 Vlogging factors
Sony HX5 Vlogging factors
9
no video recording
31
fairly wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
missing mic socket
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Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-330 and Sony HX5
 Olympus E-330Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model Olympus E-330 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Also Known as EVOLT E-330 -
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2006-03-18 2010-06-16
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.4"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 7 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 3136 x 2352 3456 x 2592
Max native ISO 400 3200
Max enhanced ISO 1600 -
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus range - 5cm
Total lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 2.5 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 215 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 3.80 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - AVCHD
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 616 gr (1.36 pounds) 200 gr (0.44 pounds)
Physical dimensions 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Price at release $1,100 $275