Olympus 7040 vs Sony NEX-F3

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus 7040 and Sony NEX-F3, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the 7040 (14MP) and the NEX-F3 (16MP) is fairly similar but the 7040 (1/2.3") and NEX-F3 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The 7040 was launched 3 years before the NEX-F3 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the 7040 matches up versus the NEX-F3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 and Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7040 Gallery and Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7040 provides physical dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony NEX-F3 has proportions of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

Check out the Olympus 7040 and Sony NEX-F3 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the 7040 vs the NEX-F3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and NEX-F3 is 95 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its hard to envision the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading technical specs. The picture below might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and NEX-F3.

As you have seen, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 7040 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony NEX-F3 will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged 7040 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.