Olympus SZ-11 vs Sony A330

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.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus SZ-11 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

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.

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

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.