Olympus 7010 vs Sony QX100

In this article, we will be analyzing the Olympus 7010 and Sony QX100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the 7010 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the 7010 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7010 was announced 5 years earlier than the QX100 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7010 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 7010 scores vs the QX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7010 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 7010 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 7010 enjoys external dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony QX100 has specifications of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") and a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the 7010 vs the QX100.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 7010 and QX100 is 94 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7010 and QX100.

As you have seen, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7010 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony QX100 will show more detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older 7010 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.