Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX7V

Below, we are looking at the Olympus E-330 and Sony HX7V, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and HX7V (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and HX7V (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was launched 6 years before the HX7V which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the E-330 scores vs the HX7V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony HX7V Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 has 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) and the Sony HX7V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-330 and Sony HX7V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-330 vs the HX7V.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and HX7V is 65 and 92 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading a spec sheet. The picture here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and HX7V.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony HX7V will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.