Olympus E-330 vs Sony W690

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-330 vs Sony W690, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and W690 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and W690 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was brought out 7 years prior to the W690 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the E-330 matches up against the W690 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 features physical measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") along with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) while the Sony W690 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-330 compared to the W690.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and W690 is 65 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading technical specs. The image here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and W690.

As you have seen, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony W690 will offer more detail having its extra 9MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.