Olympus E-330 vs Sony S980

Let's take a more detailed look at the Olympus E-330 and Sony S980, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and S980 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and S980 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was launched 3 years earlier than the S980 and that is quite a serious gap as far as 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 S980 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-330 grades vs the S980 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony S980 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 offers exterior dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Sony S980 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Check out the Olympus E-330 and Sony S980 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the E-330 and the S980.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and S980 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading technical specs. The photograph here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and S980.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-330 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony S980 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be behind in sensor technology.