Olympus E-330 vs Sony W290

Here, we will be looking at the Olympus E-330 versus Sony W290, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and W290 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and W290 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was manufactured 3 years prior to the W290 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a simple summary of how the E-330 scores vs the W290 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony W290 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 enjoys 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) and the Sony W290 has measurements of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 vs the W290.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and W290 is 65 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes only by checking a spec sheet. The picture underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and W290.

As you can see, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony W290 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 5 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.