Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Olympus Stylus 1040 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-WX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.4
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 91x52x20 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Olympus Stylus 1040

40

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 1040

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 89x56x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
148 g

differences

Advantages of the Olympus 1040

True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.1 MP
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Capture around 20% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm
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Around 20% larger sensor
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $101.99 vs $284.99
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The best price we've seen is $183 cheaper (2.8x less)
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-WX1

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 40% better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.4 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-WX1's lens captures slightly more light (1.1 f-stops)
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-WX1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Macro focus Better macro capability 5 cm vs 7 cm
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Focus on subjects around 30% closer to the lens
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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Around 3x more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Size Slightly smaller 91x52x20 mm vs 89x56x20 mm
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Around 10% smaller
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Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus Stylus 1040 Olympus Stylus 1040
40 vs 68
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
1040:89x56x20 mm
DSC-WX1:91x52x20 mm
Thickness Thin Help
0.8"
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
1040:1s
DSC-WX1:2s
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1040:1/1000s
DSC-WX1:1/1600s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
1040:480p @ 30fps
DSC-WX1:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
1040:3x
DSC-WX1:5x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Weight Heavy Help
1040:148 g
DSC-WX1:149 g
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1040:1,600 ISO
DSC-WX1:3,200 ISO

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3

Travel zoom

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Weight Is slightly lighter
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Olympus Stylus 1040 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Lowest price More expensive
Pentax Optio S10

Pentax Optio S10

Ultra compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

Compact

$223

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen size Smaller screen
Size Larger

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W150

Compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Sensor size Larger sensor
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$321

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Travel zoom

$249 - $250

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger

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