Olympus E-330 vs Sony A65

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-330 and Sony A65, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the E-330 (7MP) and A65 (24MP) and the E-330 (Four Thirds) and A65 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizing.

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The E-330 was manufactured 6 years prior to the A65 and that is quite a large difference as far as 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 A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the E-330 grades against the A65 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-330 & Sony SLT-A65. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-330 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-330 offers physical 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) whilst the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the E-330 against the A65.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the E-330 and A65 is 65 and 64 respectively.

Generally, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The visual here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the E-330 and A65.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-330 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony A65 will give more detail due to its extra 17MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The older E-330 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.