Olympus E-M1 vs Olympus 7040

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.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus Stylus 7040. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M1 Gallery and Olympus 7040 Gallery.

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.

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

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.