Olympus E-330 vs Sony S2000

Here is a thorough assessment of the Olympus E-330 versus Sony S2000, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and S2000 (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and S2000 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was revealed 4 years prior to the S2000 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera 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 S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-330 scores versus the S2000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony S2000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 offers outside 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 S2000 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Compare the Olympus E-330 versus Sony S2000 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the E-330 compared to the S2000.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and S2000 is 65 and 93 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing only by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and S2000.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 with its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony S2000 will show extra detail because of its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.