Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX1

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-330 versus Sony WX1, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WX1 (10MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WX1 (1/2.4") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was launched 4 years earlier than the WX1 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the E-330 scores versus the WX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony WX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 has got outer dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Sony WX1 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

See the Olympus E-330 versus Sony WX1 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-330 compared to the WX1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and WX1 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The pic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and WX1.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX1 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 3MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.