Olympus E-330 vs Sony W810

Below is a extensive analysis of the Olympus E-330 and Sony W810, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and W810 (20MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and W810 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The E-330 was unveiled 8 years before the W810 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise view of how the E-330 scores against the W810 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 has exterior 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) whilst the Sony W810 has measurements of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the E-330 and the W810.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and W810 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching specifications. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and W810.

Plainly, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W810 will result in extra detail having an extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.