Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX1

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) have different sensor sizing.

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The 7040 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the RX1 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the 7040 grades against the RX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera often, you are going to need 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") with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony RX1 has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the 7040 compared to the RX1.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and RX1 is 95 and 79 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at specifications. The image here may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and RX1.

Plainly, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 7040 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX1 will resolve more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged 7040 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.