Olympus E-330 vs Sony W710

The following is a thorough overview of the Olympus E-330 and Sony W710, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and W710 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and W710 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was unveiled 7 years earlier than the W710 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the E-330 matches up against the W710 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony W710 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 has got outside dimensions 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 W710 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-330 and Sony W710 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the W710.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and W710 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through specs. The picture underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and W710.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W710 will give you extra detail having an extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.