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Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040

Portability
71
Imaging
53
Features
85
Overall
65
Olympus OM-D E-M1 front
 
Olympus Stylus 7040 front
Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
31
Overall
34

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Key Specs

Olympus E-M1
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 497g - 130 x 94 x 63mm
  • Launched October 2013
  • Updated by Olympus E-M1 II
Olympus 7040
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 144g - 95 x 56 x 26mm
  • Announced January 2010
  • Other Name is mju 7040
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Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Overview

On this page, we will be looking at the Olympus E-M1 and Olympus 7040, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Olympus. The image resolution of the E-M1 (16MP) and the 7040 (14MP) is relatively similar but the E-M1 (Four Thirds) and 7040 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M1 was introduced 3 years later than the 7040 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the E-M1 scores against the 7040 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus E-M1 over the Olympus 7040

 E-M1 7040 
AnnouncedOctober 2013January 2010More recent by 47 months
Manual focus Dial accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1037k230kCrisper screen (+807k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Olympus 7040 over the Olympus E-M1

 7040 E-M1 

Common features in the Olympus E-M1 and Olympus 7040

 E-M1 7040 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen sizing
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M1 provides outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") along with a weight of 497 grams (1.10 lbs) while the Olympus 7040 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the E-M1 and the 7040.

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-M1 and 7040 is 71 and 95 respectively.

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 top view buttons comparison

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over technical specs. The photograph here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M1 and 7040.

As you have seen, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 with its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Olympus E-M1 will deliver more detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent E-M1 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 sensor size comparison

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus E-M1 Portrait photography details
Olympus 7040 Portrait photography details
71
you can focus manually
above average flash sync (1/320 seconds)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
28
good MP (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus E-M1 Street photography factors
Olympus 7040 Street photography factors
78
tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
has focus by touch
weather proof
lighter than average (497 grams)
above average high ISO (25,600)
57
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus E-M1 Sports photography features
Olympus 7040 Sports photography features
70
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
weather proof
has phase detect autofocus
low battery life (350 CIPA)
39
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14MP)
has tracking autofocus
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus E-M1 Travel photography info
Olympus 7040 Travel photography info
65
lighter than average (497g)
weather proof
has focus by touch
megapixel count decent (16MP)
low battery life (350 CIPA)
screen is not selfie friendly
65
good MP (14MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus E-M1 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus 7040 as a Landscape photography camera
73
you can focus manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
above average high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
low battery life (350 per charge)
42
relatively wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good MP (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
lack of manual exposure
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
missing Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus E-M1
Vlogging with Olympus 7040
36
touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external mic socket
lighter than average (497 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
29
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.0)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external mic jack
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Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus E-M1 and Olympus 7040
 Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus Stylus 7040
General Information
Company Olympus Olympus
Model Olympus OM-D E-M1 Olympus Stylus 7040
Alternate name - mju 7040
Category Pro Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2013-10-28 2010-01-07
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePIC VII TruePic III
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 4288 x 3216
Max native ISO 25600 1600
Lowest native ISO 100 64
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 81 -
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-196mm (7.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.0-5.9
Macro focus distance - 2cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3" 3"
Display resolution 1,037 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,360 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.74x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 5.70 m
Flash settings Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain), Manual Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/320 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format H.264, Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 497 gr (1.10 pounds) 144 gr (0.32 pounds)
Physical dimensions 130 x 94 x 63mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.5") 95 x 56 x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 73 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.7 not tested
DXO Low light score 757 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 photos -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery model BLN-1 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 secs, custom) Yes (2 or 12 seconds)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SC/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots One One
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