Olympus E-M10 vs Sony TX7

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M10 and Sony TX7, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the E-M10 (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the E-M10 (Four Thirds) and TX7 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The E-M10 was launched 4 years later than the TX7 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short introduction of how the E-M10 scores against the TX7 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-M10 has physical dimensions of 119mm x 82mm x 46mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 1.8") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M10 vs the TX7.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 and TX7 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The graphic here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M10 and TX7.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M10 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus E-M10 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 will have a benefit in sensor innovation.