Olympus E-330 vs Sony HX80

Below is a in depth overview of the Olympus E-330 and Sony HX80, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and HX80 (18MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and HX80 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was released 11 years before the HX80 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the E-330 matches up against the HX80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony HX80 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 has got external dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the E-330 against the HX80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and HX80 is 65 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The visual here may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and HX80.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-330 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony HX80 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.