Olympus VR-330 vs Sony A900

Below, we are reviewing the Olympus VR-330 vs Sony A900, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and A900 (25MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) come with totally different sensor size.

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The VR-330 was announced 2 years after the A900 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the VR-330 matches up versus the A900 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-330 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VR-330 Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-330 has exterior dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A900 has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the VR-330 against the A900.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the VR-330 and A900 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the VR-330 and A900.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The VR-330 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A900 will offer more detail with its extra 11 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images much more aggressively. The newer VR-330 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.