Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a complete analysis of the Olympus 7040 and Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The 7040 was released 6 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the 7040 matches up against the RX10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should consider its weight and size. The Olympus 7040 enjoys outside measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the 7040 compared to the RX10 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and RX10 II is 95 and 58 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 7040 and RX10 II.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7040 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 II will result in more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older 7040 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.