Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX10 III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Olympus 7040 and Sony RX10 III, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") posses different sensor measurements.

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The 7040 was introduced 7 years prior to the RX10 III which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 7040 scores versus the RX10 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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

If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus 7040 has got external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony RX10 III has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") and a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

Check out the Olympus 7040 and Sony RX10 III in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the 7040 vs the RX10 III.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and RX10 III is 95 and 53 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes only by viewing specs. The image underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7040 and RX10 III.

All in all, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 7040 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony RX10 III will result in extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged 7040 will be behind in sensor technology.