Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A330

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus FE-5010 vs Sony A330, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the FE-5010 (12MP) and the A330 (10MP) is very comparable but the FE-5010 (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The FE-5010 was released 4 months before the A330 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus FE-5010 being a Compact camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FE-5010 grades vs the A330 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-5010 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-5010 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-5010 features external dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony A330 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FE-5010 versus the A330.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-5010 and A330 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to see the difference in sensor sizing just by checking out technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FE-5010 and A330.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FE-5010 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus FE-5010 will show greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively.