Olympus 7040 vs Sony A65

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus 7040 versus Sony A65, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the 7040 (14MP) and A65 (24MP) and the 7040 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The 7040 was brought out 22 months earlier than the A65 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7040 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the 7040 grades vs the A65 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7040 & Sony SLT-A65. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 7040 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7040 offers outside dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Sony A65 has proportions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the 7040 compared to the A65.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the 7040 and A65 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading specifications. The graphic below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 7040 and A65.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 7040 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A65 will offer extra detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The older 7040 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.