Olympus VR-330 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill

Below is a detailed overview of the Olympus VR-330 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Sigma. The resolution of the VR-330 (14MP) and the SD1 Merrill (15MP) is fairly comparable but the VR-330 (1/2.3") and SD1 Merrill (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The VR-330 was manufactured 14 months before the SD1 Merrill making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the VR-330 matches up vs the SD1 Merrill when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-330 and Sigma SD1 Merrill. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus VR-330 Gallery and Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-330 has got physical dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sigma SD1 Merrill has proportions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus VR-330 vs Sigma SD1 Merrill in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the VR-330 compared to the SD1 Merrill.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the VR-330 and SD1 Merrill is 94 and 57 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The graphic here might give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-330 and SD1 Merrill.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The VR-330 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sigma SD1 Merrill will show greater detail due to its extra 1 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older VR-330 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.