Olympus 7040 vs Sony W610

Lets look much closer at the Olympus 7040 vs Sony W610, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the 7040 (14MP) and the W610 (14MP) is very comparable and they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The 7040 was revealed 24 months before the W610 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the 7040 scores versus the W610 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The full galleries are available at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Olympus 7040 provides outside 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 W610 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the 7040 versus the W610.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 7040 and W610 is 95 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The visual underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and W610.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the same exact megapixels so you can expect comparable quality of pictures although you should consider the age of the cameras into account. The older 7040 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.