Olympus FE-4030 vs Panasonic LX7

Lets look more closely at the Olympus FE-4030 versus Panasonic LX7, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the FE-4030 (14MP) and LX7 (10MP) and the FE-4030 (1/2.3") and LX7 (1/1.7") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The FE-4030 was brought out 3 years earlier than the LX7 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the FE-4030 matches up vs the LX7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-4030 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus FE-4030 Gallery & Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus FE-4030 comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Panasonic LX7 has measurements of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FE-4030 and the LX7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FE-4030 and LX7 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-4030 and LX7.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FE-4030 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh tougher and the Olympus FE-4030 will resolve more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older FE-4030 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.