Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX10

The following is a extended review of the Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX10, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The 7040 was introduced 5 years prior to the RX10 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a short view of how the 7040 matches up vs the RX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7040 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus 7040 Gallery and Sony RX10 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7040 features external dimensions 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 RX10 has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the 7040 against the RX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and RX10 is 95 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to envision the difference in sensor dimensions merely by researching specs. The image here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and RX10.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The 7040 having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 will result in greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged 7040 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.