Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX100

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.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7040 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 7040 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 7040 enjoys physical measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony QX100 has sizing of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

Examine the Olympus 7040 versus Sony QX100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the 7040 compared to the QX100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7040 and QX100 is 95 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over specs. The graphic here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 7040 and QX100.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 7040 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony QX100 will deliver more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older 7040 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.