Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony A330

The following is a detailed review of the Olympus E-PL1s versus Sony A330, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the E-PL1s (12MP) and the A330 (10MP) is fairly close but the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and A330 (APS-C) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PL1s was manufactured 19 months after the A330 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the E-PL1s matches up versus the A330 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you should consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL1s enjoys outer measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony A330 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus E-PL1s versus Sony A330 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the E-PL1s vs the A330.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and A330 is 86 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions only by researching a spec sheet. The picture here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the E-PL1s and A330.

Clearly, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-PL1s due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Olympus E-PL1s will provide you with more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern E-PL1s provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.