Olympus 7030 vs Sony A9

Here, we will be contrasting the Olympus 7030 vs Sony A9, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and A9 (24MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and A9 (Full frame) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The 7030 was announced 8 years before the A9 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the 7030 scores versus the A9 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony Alpha A9. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony A9 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7030 has got outer measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony A9 has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") with a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the 7030 compared to the A9.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7030 and A9 is 95 and 65 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The visual below will help give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 7030 and A9.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7030 using its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh tougher and the Sony A9 will provide you with greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older 7030 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.