Olympus 7040 vs Pentax 645D

On this page, we are evaluating the Olympus 7040 and Pentax 645D, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and 645D (40MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and 645D (Medium format) offer different sensor measurements.

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The 7040 was released 2 months earlier than the 645D and they are of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 7040 matches up vs the 645D in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Pentax 645D. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Pentax 645D Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7040 comes with outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Pentax 645D has proportions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the 7040 against the 645D.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7040 and 645D is 95 and 50 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 7040 and 645D.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 7040 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more difficult and the Pentax 645D will offer more detail as a result of its extra 26MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively.