Olympus 7040 vs Sony A350

Lets examine more in depth at the Olympus 7040 vs Sony A350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the 7040 (14MP) and the A350 (14MP) is fairly comparable but the 7040 (1/2.3") and A350 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The 7040 was announced 20 months later than the A350 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony A350 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 7040 grades against the A350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A350. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony A350 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7040 enjoys external 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 Sony A350 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 674 grams (1.49 lbs).

Look at the Olympus 7040 vs Sony A350 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the 7040 against the A350.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and A350 is 95 and 62 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing specifications. The visual here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and A350.

To sum up, both of these cameras enjoy the same exact resolution but not the same sensor measurements. The 7040 provides the smaller sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow depth of field harder. The more modern 7040 will have a benefit in sensor tech.