Olympus 7030 vs Sony ZV-1

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus 7030 vs Sony ZV-1, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The 7030 was released 11 years before the ZV-1 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the 7030 matches up vs the ZV-1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7030 and Sony ZV-1. The complete galleries are available at Olympus 7030 Gallery and Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you should factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 7030 comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-1 has sizing of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") with a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the 7030 vs the ZV-1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7030 and ZV-1 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by seeing technical specs. The picture underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7030 and ZV-1.

As you can tell, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 7030 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony ZV-1 will show more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged 7030 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.