Olympus 7030 vs Sony HX5

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus 7030 versus Sony HX5, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The 7030 was revealed 5 months earlier than the HX5 so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short introduction of how the 7030 matches up vs the HX5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The full galleries are available at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7030 has outside measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the 7030 versus the HX5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7030 and HX5 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specifications. The pic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7030 and HX5.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 7030 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus 7030 will give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos a bit more aggressively.