Nikon P7000 vs Sony HX10V

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Nikon P7000 and Sony HX10V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and HX10V (18MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and HX10V (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The P7000 was manufactured 15 months earlier than the HX10V making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the P7000 scores versus the HX10V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix P7000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P7000 Gallery & Sony HX10V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon P7000 has got outside measurements of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) and the Sony HX10V has measurements of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the P7000 versus the HX10V.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P7000 and HX10V is 85 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by going over specs. The picture below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the P7000 and HX10V.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The P7000 featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX10V will deliver greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged P7000 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.