Kodak Sport vs Konica Minolta 7D

Below is a extensive review of the Kodak Sport versus Konica Minolta 7D, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Kodak and Konica. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the Sport (12MP) and Minolta 7D (6MP) and the Sport (1/2.3") and Minolta 7D (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The Sport was launched 6 years later than the Minolta 7D and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Kodak Sport being a Compact camera and the Konica Minolta 7D being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the Sport scores vs the Minolta 7D with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Kodak EasyShare Sport & Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. The complete galleries are available at Kodak Sport Gallery & Konica Minolta 7D Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Kodak Sport features outer measurements of 147mm x 58mm x 23mm (5.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Konica Minolta 7D has specifications of 150mm x 106mm x 78mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.1") having a weight of 845 grams (1.86 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the Sport against the Minolta 7D.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Sport and Minolta 7D is 92 and 57 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The visual here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Sport and Minolta 7D.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Sport due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Kodak Sport will give greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Sport should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.