Olympus 7040 vs Pentax Efina

Below is a thorough overview of the Olympus 7040 and Pentax Efina, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the 7040 (14MP) and the Efina (14MP) is fairly close and they enjoy the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was manufactured 4 years before the Efina and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the 7040 grades against the Efina in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Pentax Efina. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Pentax Efina Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus 7040 has physical measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Pentax Efina has sizing of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the 7040 vs the Efina.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and Efina is 95 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by researching technical specs. The graphic here might give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 7040 and Efina.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the identical MP so you can expect comparable quality of pictures however you would want to take the launch date of the cameras into account. The older 7040 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.