Olympus E-330 vs Sony W830

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus E-330 versus Sony W830, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and W830 (20MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was launched 8 years earlier than the W830 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-330 grades versus the W830 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 features external dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) and the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-330 versus Sony W830 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-330 and the W830.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and W830 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The visual below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and W830.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W830 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 13MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.