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Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
31
Overall
34
Olympus Stylus 7040 front
 
Pentax Optio E70 front
Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
11
Overall
24

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Key Specs

Olympus 7040
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 144g - 95 x 56 x 26mm
  • Released January 2010
  • Also Known as mju 7040
Pentax E70
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.4" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-105mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 175g - 94 x 61 x 26mm
  • Revealed January 2009
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Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Overview

Let's examine more closely at the Olympus 7040 and Pentax E70, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and E70 (10MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was announced 13 months later than the E70 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the 7040 scores against the E70 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 7040 over the Pentax E70

 7040 E70 
RevealedJanuary 2010January 2009More recent by 13 months
Display dimension3"2.4"Larger display (+0.6")
Display resolution230k112kSharper display (+118k dot)

Reasons to pick Pentax E70 over the Olympus 7040

 E70 7040 

Common features in the Olympus 7040 and Pentax E70

 7040 E70 
Manually focus Lack of manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither provides Touch friendly display

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7040 provides physical dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Pentax E70 has dimensions of 94mm x 61mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0") with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the 7040 vs the E70.

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and E70 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Sensor Comparison

Normally, its tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and E70.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You should anticipate the Olympus 7040 to give you more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger 7040 is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 sensor size comparison

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 7040 Portrait photography features
Pentax E70 Portrait photography features
28
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
19
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
can't use external flash
low resolution sensor (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus 7040 Street photography highlights
Pentax E70 Street photography highlights
57
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen is fixed
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
47
fixed screen
does not have image stabilization
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 7040 as a Sports photography camera
Pentax E70 as a Sports photography camera
39
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
offers tracking autofocus
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
16
lack of shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 7040 Travel photography information
Pentax E70 Travel photography information
65
megapixel count decent (14MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
missing Time Lapse mode
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
50
has built in flash
doesn't have Timelapse function
low resolution sensor (10MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 7040 Landscape photography information
Pentax E70 Landscape photography information
42
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
manual mode not possible
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
missing Time Lapse mode
22
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
small screen (2.4")
no manual control
does not have image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus 7040 Vlogging features
Pentax E70 Vlogging features
29
reasonably wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
screen is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic socket
22
wide angle not the best (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have microphone jack
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Olympus 7040 vs Pentax E70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 7040 and Pentax E70
 Olympus Stylus 7040Pentax Optio E70
General Information
Manufacturer Olympus Pentax
Model type Olympus Stylus 7040 Pentax Optio E70
Other name mju 7040 -
Category Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Released 2010-01-07 2009-01-05
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 10MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4288 x 3216 3648 x 2736
Maximum native ISO 1600 6400
Min native ISO 64 64
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-196mm (7.0x) 35-105mm (3.0x)
Maximal aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/3.1-5.9
Macro focusing distance 2cm 10cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inch 2.4 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 112 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 4 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 1.0fps -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.70 m 3.50 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in -
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video data format Motion JPEG Motion JPEG
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 144g (0.32 lbs) 175g (0.39 lbs)
Dimensions 95 x 56 x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") 94 x 61 x 26mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID - 2 x AA
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SC/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Launch cost $299 $140