Olympus 7040 vs Panasonic LZ30

Let's take a deeper look at the Olympus 7040 vs Panasonic LZ30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the 7040 (14MP) and the LZ30 (16MP) is fairly comparable and both cameras provide the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was brought out 4 years before the LZ30 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LZ30 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the 7040 matches up vs the LZ30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Panasonic LZ30 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus 7040 has got external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LZ30 has sizing of 124mm x 84mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") and a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the 7040 vs the LZ30.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and LZ30 is 95 and 66 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The visual here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 7040 and LZ30.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic LZ30 to provide extra detail having its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older 7040 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.