Olympus E-500 vs Sony W330

Lets look closer at the Olympus E-500 and Sony W330, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the E-500 (8MP) and W330 (14MP) and the E-500 (Four Thirds) and W330 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-500 was announced 5 years earlier than the W330 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-500 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the E-500 matches up versus the W330 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-500 Gallery and Sony W330 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-500 comes with outside dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 66mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.6") and a weight of 479 grams (1.06 lbs) and the Sony W330 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

Look at the Olympus E-500 and Sony W330 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the E-500 compared to the W330.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-500 and W330 is 70 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-500 and W330.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The E-500 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony W330 will offer you extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The older E-500 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.