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Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
40
Overall
40
Olympus E-330 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
38
Overall
38

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Key Specs

Olympus E-330
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 400 (Expand to 1600)
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 616g - 140 x 87 x 72mm
  • Revealed March 2006
  • Other Name is EVOLT E-330
  • Replaced the Olympus E-300
  • Later Model is Olympus E-450
Sony WX10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-168mm (F2.4-5.9) lens
  • 161g - 95 x 54 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2011
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Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Overview

On this page, we will be matching up the Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WX10 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The E-330 was brought out 5 years prior to the WX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the E-330 grades against the WX10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-330 over the Sony WX10

 E-330 WX10 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony WX10 over the Olympus E-330

 WX10 E-330 
RevealedJanuary 2011March 2006Newer by 58 months
Screen dimensions2.8"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k215kCrisper screen (+245k dot)

Common features in the Olympus E-330 and Sony WX10

 E-330 WX10 
Focus manually Dial precise focusing
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch screen Neither contains Touch screen

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you'll have to consider 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") along with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Sony WX10 has dimensions of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the E-330 and the WX10.

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and WX10 is 65 and 95 respectively.

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through specifications. The pic below will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-330 and WX10.

To sum up, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX10 will show greater detail having its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots more aggressively. The more aged E-330 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-330 Portrait photography highlights
Sony WX10 Portrait photography highlights
54
manual focus
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
low megapixels (7 megapixels)
39
focusing manually
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-330 Street photography advice
Sony WX10 Street photography advice
60
screen tilts
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
lighter than competition in class (616g)
lack of image stabilization
low maximum ISO (400)
57
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-330 Sports photography features
Sony WX10 Sports photography features
40
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
low megapixels (7 megapixels)
39
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-330 Travel photography advice
Sony WX10 Travel photography advice
50
lighter than competition in class (616g)
has built in flash
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
low megapixels (7MP)
does not posses selfie friendly display
65
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
really wide (24mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-330 Landscape photography information
Sony WX10 Landscape photography information
45
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
small screen (2.5 inch)
lack of image stabilization
low megapixels (7MP)
low maximum ISO (400)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
50
focusing manually
really wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (2.8 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-330
Vlogging with Sony WX10
9
no video recording
32
really wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow maximum aperture (f2.4)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have microphone port
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Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-330 and Sony WX10
 Olympus E-330Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus E-330 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10
Also called EVOLT E-330 -
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2006-03-18 2011-01-06
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 7 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 3136 x 2352 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 400 3200
Max enhanced ISO 1600 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-168mm (7.0x)
Largest aperture - f/2.4-5.9
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Available lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.5" 2.8"
Screen resolution 215 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech - Clear Photo LCD Plus
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance - 7.10 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/180 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 616 grams (1.36 lb) 161 grams (0.35 lb)
Physical dimensions 140 x 87 x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") 95 x 54 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage media Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Price at release $1,100 $200