Olympus E-330 vs Sony RX10 II

Following is a extended overview of the Olympus E-330 and Sony RX10 II, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and RX10 II (1") boast totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was launched 10 years earlier than the RX10 II which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-330 matches up versus the RX10 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 offers physical dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-330 and Sony RX10 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 against the RX10 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and RX10 II is 65 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading through specifications. The image below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and RX10 II.

To sum up, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-330 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 II will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.