Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX100 IV

In this write-up, we will be looking at the Olympus 7040 vs Sony RX100 IV, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The 7040 was introduced 6 years earlier than the RX100 IV and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the 7040 grades vs the RX100 IV in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7040 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7040 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 7040 offers 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) while the Sony RX100 IV has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the 7040 and the RX100 IV.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7040 and RX100 IV is 95 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The photograph underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and RX100 IV.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7040 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 IV will offer more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older 7040 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.