Olympus E-400 vs Olympus 7040

Its time to examine more in depth at the Olympus E-400 vs Olympus 7040, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Olympus. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the E-400 (10MP) and 7040 (14MP) and the E-400 (Four Thirds) and 7040 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The E-400 was manufactured 4 years before the 7040 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-400 being a Compact SLR camera and the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the E-400 scores versus the 7040 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-400 and Olympus Stylus 7040. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-400 Gallery and Olympus 7040 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-400 comes with exterior measurements of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 435 grams (0.96 lbs) and the Olympus 7040 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the E-400 versus the 7040.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-400 and 7040 is 77 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by looking through specifications. The image below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-400 and 7040.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The E-400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Olympus 7040 will render greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-400 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.