Olympus E-330 vs Sony RX100 V

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-330 and Sony RX100 V, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and RX100 V (1") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was announced 11 years before the RX100 V and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the E-330 scores against the RX100 V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-330 has outer 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 RX100 V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-330 and Sony RX100 V in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-330 versus the RX100 V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and RX100 V is 65 and 89 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing only by researching technical specs. The graphic below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and RX100 V.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The E-330 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony RX100 V will provide you with greater detail with its extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.