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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX100

Portability
95 Imaging
36 Features
31 Overall
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Olympus Stylus 7040 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92 Imaging
51 Features
44 Overall
48

Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Olympus 7040
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 144g - 95 x 56 x 26mm
  • Announced January 2010
  • Additionally Known as mju 7040
Sony QX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Released September 2013
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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX100 Overview

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus 7040 versus Sony QX100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") feature different sensor size.

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The 7040 was unveiled 4 years prior to the QX100 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick summary of how the 7040 scores vs the QX100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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