Olympus VR-330 vs Sony A68

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus VR-330 versus Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the VR-330 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the VR-330 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The VR-330 was announced 5 years prior to the A68 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus VR-330 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the VR-330 scores against the A68 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus VR-330 & Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are available at Olympus VR-330 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus VR-330 offers outer dimensions of 101mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the VR-330 versus the A68.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the VR-330 and A68 is 94 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to envision the contrast in sensor measurements merely by going through specifications. The visual underneath may offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the VR-330 and A68.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The VR-330 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A68 will show more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older VR-330 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.