Olympus 7040 vs Sony A9

Below is a complete review of the Olympus 7040 versus Sony A9, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and A9 (24MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and A9 (Full frame) offer different sensor measurements.

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The 7040 was released 8 years earlier than the A9 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the 7040 scores against the A9 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Alpha A9. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony A9 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 7040 offers external 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 Sony A9 has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") along with a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the 7040 vs the A9.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and A9 is 95 and 65 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching specifications. The visual here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7040 and A9.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 7040 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A9 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older 7040 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.