Olympus E-330 vs Sony RX10

Lets look more closely at the Olympus E-330 and Sony RX10, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was released 9 years prior to the RX10 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick overview of how the E-330 grades vs the RX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 features outer 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 RX10 has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Examine the Olympus E-330 and Sony RX10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the E-330 vs the RX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and RX10 is 65 and 58 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specifications. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and RX10.

To sum up, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX10 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.