Olympus E-330 vs Sony RX100

Below, we will be reviewing the Olympus E-330 versus Sony RX100, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and RX100 (1") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was unveiled 7 years earlier than the RX100 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the E-330 matches up against the RX100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 comes with outside 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 RX100 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-330 compared to the RX100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and RX100 is 65 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through specifications. The picture here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and RX100.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX100 will show more detail having an extra 13MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.