Olympus E-330 vs Sony W620

On this page, we are analyzing the Olympus E-330 vs Sony W620, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and W620 (14MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and W620 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was revealed 6 years before the W620 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the E-330 grades vs the W620 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony W620 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 offers external measurements 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 W620 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-330 versus the W620.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and W620 is 65 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions simply by looking through a spec sheet. The pic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and W620.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony W620 will render extra detail because of its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.