Olympus E-330 vs Sony WX50

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-330 versus Sony WX50, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and WX50 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The E-330 was launched 6 years earlier than the WX50 and that is a fairly significant gap 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 WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise overview of how the E-330 matches up vs the WX50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus E-330 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-330 Gallery and Sony WX50 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-330 offers external measurements of 140mm x 87mm x 72mm (5.5" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-330 versus the WX50.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the E-330 and WX50 is 65 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-330 and WX50.

As you can see, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony WX50 will show more detail utilizing its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older E-330 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.