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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX30

Portability
95 Imaging
36 Features
31 Overall
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Olympus Stylus 7040 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30 front
Portability
91 Imaging
45 Features
37 Overall
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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX30 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
  • Released January 2010
  • Additionally referred to as mju 7040
Sony QX30
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • " Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 193g - 68 x 65 x 58mm
  • Introduced September 2014
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Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX30 Overview

Let's look a little more closely at the Olympus 7040 vs Sony QX30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Lens-style by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and QX30 (20MP) but both cameras have the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was released 5 years earlier than the QX30 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the 7040 grades against the QX30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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