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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX1

Portability
95 Imaging
36 Features
31 Overall
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Olympus Stylus 7040 front
 
Sony Alpha QX1 front
Portability
90 Imaging
63 Features
48 Overall
57

Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX1 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
  • Other Name is mju 7040
Sony QX1
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 216g - 74 x 70 x 53mm
  • Released September 2014
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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX1 Overview

On this page, we will be comparing the Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

Photography Glossary

The 7040 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the QX1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the 7040 grades vs the QX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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