Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 vs Olympus Stylus 7000

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 and the Olympus Stylus 7000, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 was introduced in July 2010 and Olympus Stylus 7000 was introduced in January 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 over Olympus Stylus 7000.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus Stylus 7000 over Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 and Olympus Stylus 7000 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 230k dot resolution.

Electronic Viewfinder on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Olympus Stylus 7000.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 features a 14.1 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 27.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 6,400. Olympus Stylus 7000 features a 11.8 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 50 - 1,600.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 is equipped with Venus Engine HD II processor and can take pictures up to 4320 x 3240 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4320 x 2880, 4320 x 2432, 3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2432,3648 x 2056, 3232 x 3232,3072 x 2304,3072 x 2048, 3072 x 1728, 2736 x 2736, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1440, 2304 x 2304, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360,1920 x 1920, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536, 640 x 480, 640 x 424, 640 x 360, 480 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Olympus Stylus 7000 can take pictures up to 3968 x 2976 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 with 16:9, 4:3, 3:2 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in [y] image stabilization.

Bluetooth on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

External Storage Slots

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Olympus Stylus 7000 has a single xD Picture Card/microSD card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40, and up to 1/2000 sec on Olympus Stylus 7000. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 can shoot continuously up to 1.8 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 9.50 m on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 and 4.80 m on Olympus Stylus 7000..

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 body has dimensions of 120 x 80 x 92 mm (4.72 x 3.15 x 3.62") and Olympus Stylus 7000 body has dimensions of 96 x 56 x 25 mm (3.78 x 2.2 x 0.98"). Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 weighs 494 g (1.09 lb / 17.43 oz) and Olympus Stylus 7000 weighs 172 g (0.38 lb / 6.07 oz).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40

Olympus Stylus 7000

120 mm

80 mm

96 mm

56 mm

80 mm

56 mm

92 mm

25 mm