Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX5

The following is a in depth analysis of the Olympus E-330 and Sony WX5, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WX5 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The E-330 was released 5 years prior to the WX5 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-330 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the E-330 matches up versus the WX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony WX5 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-330 comes with outside dimensions of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Sony WX5 has sizing of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-330 and Sony WX5 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-330 against the WX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and WX5 is 65 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by looking at technical specs. The image below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-330 and WX5.

As you have seen, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-330 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX5 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-330 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.