Olympus 7000 vs Sony WX220

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 7000 vs Sony WX220, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they enjoy the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 7000 was introduced 6 years earlier than the WX220 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a quick summation of how the 7000 matches up against the WX220 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 comes with physical dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

See the Olympus 7000 vs Sony WX220 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the 7000 vs the WX220.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7000 and WX220 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The graphic below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and WX220.

All in all, each of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony WX220 to result in more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older 7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.