Olympus SP-810 UZ vs Sony A330

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony A330, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the SP-810 UZ (14MP) and A330 (10MP) and the SP-810 UZ (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The SP-810 UZ was released 2 years later than the A330 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus SP-810 UZ being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the SP-810 UZ scores against the A330 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-810 UZ Gallery and Sony A330 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-810 UZ enjoys outside measurements of 106mm x 76mm x 74mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 2.9") having a weight of 413 grams (0.91 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus SP-810 UZ and Sony A330 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the SP-810 UZ and the A330.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SP-810 UZ and A330 is 78 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SP-810 UZ and A330.

As you can see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-810 UZ featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus SP-810 UZ will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more recent SP-810 UZ provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.