Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX150

Below is a comprehensive review of the Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX150, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WX150 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The E-330 was announced 7 years earlier than the WX150 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-330 matches up against the WX150 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony WX150 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Olympus E-330 offers outside 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) while the Sony WX150 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the E-330 vs the WX150.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-330 and WX150 is 65 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and WX150.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The E-330 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Sony WX150 will resolve more detail with its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.