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Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330

Portability
89
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus SZ-11 front
 
Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 front
Portability
67
Imaging
50
Features
50
Overall
50

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Key Specs

Olympus SZ-11
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
  • Announced July 2011
Sony A330
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 529g - 128 x 97 x 71mm
  • Launched May 2009
  • Superseded the Sony A300
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Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Overview

Here is a complete comparison of the Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and A330 (10MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The SZ-11 was released 2 years later than the A330 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the SZ-11 matches up vs the A330 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-11 over the Sony A330

 SZ-11 A330 
LaunchedJuly 2011May 2009Fresher by 27 months
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution460k230kClearer display (+230k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony A330 over the Olympus SZ-11

 A330 SZ-11 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Common features in the Olympus SZ-11 and Sony A330

 SZ-11 A330 
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lack of Touch friendly display

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-11 enjoys outside measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has proportions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the SZ-11 compared to the A330.

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and A330 is 89 and 67 respectively.

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-11 and A330.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SZ-11 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Olympus SZ-11 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger SZ-11 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 sensor size comparison

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Portrait photography details
Sony A330 Portrait photography details
33
MP count good (14 megapixels)
offers face detection autofocus
lack of manual focus
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
62
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detection focus
exports RAW files
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Street photography features
Sony A330 Street photography features
60
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than average in class (226 grams)
fixed screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
75
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Sports photography highlights
Sony A330 Sports photography highlights
43
great zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
offers tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
bad battery power (200 CIPA)
lacks phase detect autofocus
50
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
has phase detect auto focus
low fps (3.0 frames per second)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
bad battery power (230 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus SZ-11
Travel photography with Sony A330
65
lighter than average in class (226 grams)
MP count good (14MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
great reach (500mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
bad battery power (200 shots)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
44
flash built-in
no Time Lapse function
bad battery power (230 shots)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Landscape photography features
Sony A330 Landscape photography features
40
relatively wide (25mm)
good sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
manual mode not available
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
bad battery power (200 per charge)
lack of Time Lapse mode
54
you can focus manually
change lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
screen is small (2.7")
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
bad battery power (230 shots)
no Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Vlogging advice
Sony A330 Vlogging advice
31
relatively wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection autofocus
lighter than average in class (226g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external mic jack
9
no video shooting
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Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SZ-11 and Sony A330
 Olympus SZ-11Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus SZ-11 Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Entry-Level DSLR
Announced 2011-07-27 2009-05-18
Physical type Compact Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III+ Bionz
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 3872 x 2592
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 80 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 9
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens focal range 25-500mm (20.0x) -
Maximal aperture f/3.0-6.9 -
Macro focus range 1cm -
Amount of lenses - 143
Focal length multiplier 5.8 1.5
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage - 95%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.49x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 7.0fps 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 9.30 m (@ ISO 1600) 10.00 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Wireless
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/160 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) -
Highest video resolution 1280x720 None
Video data format Motion JPEG -
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 226 gr (0.50 lb) 529 gr (1.17 lb)
Dimensions 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") 128 x 97 x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 64
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 11.5
DXO Low light score not tested 535
Other
Battery life 200 photos 230 photos
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-50B NP-FH50
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $253 $545