Olympus 7000 vs Sony QX1

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 7000 versus Sony QX1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The 7000 was revealed 6 years before the QX1 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the 7000 grades against the QX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Sony Alpha QX1. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Sony QX1 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 offers external measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Sony QX1 has dimensions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") along with a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

Check out the Olympus 7000 versus Sony QX1 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the 7000 and the QX1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and QX1 is 94 and 90 respectively.

Often, it's tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out specs. The image underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 7000 and QX1.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 7000 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony QX1 will provide more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.