Olympus 7040 vs Sony H300

Here, we will be analyzing the Olympus 7040 vs Sony H300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and H300 (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was released 5 years prior to the H300 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the 7040 scores vs the H300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony H300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7040 enjoys 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) whilst the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the 7040 versus the H300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and H300 is 95 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The image below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7040 and H300.

As you can plainly see, both cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony H300 to give you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged 7040 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.