Olympus 7040 vs Sony HX200V

Lets look more closely at the Olympus 7040 and Sony HX200V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and HX200V (18MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was revealed 3 years before the HX200V and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the 7040 grades against the HX200V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The full galleries are available at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7040 provides outside 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 HX200V has sizing of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") having a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the 7040 and the HX200V.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and HX200V is 95 and 66 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The photograph underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and HX200V.

To sum up, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony HX200V to give you more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older 7040 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.