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Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA

Portability
85
Imaging
35
Features
51
Overall
41
Nikon Coolpix P7000 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A) front
Portability
89
Imaging
54
Features
77
Overall
63

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Key Specs

Nikon P7000
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Push to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-200mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 310g - 114 x 77 x 45mm
  • Revealed November 2010
  • Later Model is Nikon P7100
Sony RX100 VA
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 299g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Released July 2018
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Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Overview

Let's look closer at the Nikon P7000 and Sony RX100 VA, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and RX100 VA (1") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The P7000 was brought out 8 years prior to the RX100 VA which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon P7000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the P7000 scores against the RX100 VA with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Nikon P7000 over the Sony RX100 VA

 P7000 RX100 VA 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 VA over the Nikon P7000

 RX100 VA P7000 
ReleasedJuly 2018November 2010Newer by 92 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k921kSharper screen (+308k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Nikon P7000 and Sony RX100 VA

 P7000 RX100 VA 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen sizing
Touch friendly screen Lack of Touch friendly screen

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P7000 features outside measurements of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VA has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the P7000 vs the RX100 VA.

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P7000 and RX100 VA is 85 and 89 respectively.

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA top view buttons comparison

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The image here might offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the P7000 and RX100 VA.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The P7000 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Sony RX100 VA will result in greater detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged P7000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA sensor size comparison

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon P7000 Portrait photography advice
Sony RX100 VA Portrait photography advice
45
focusing manually
includes face detect focus
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/1.7")
66
has manual focus
above average flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
supports face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Nikon P7000 Street photography details
Sony RX100 VA Street photography details
58
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/1.7")
heavier than competition in class (310g)
86
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
lighter than competitors (299g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Nikon P7000
Sports photography with Sony RX100 VA
38
image stabilization (Optical)
includes tracking focus
great battery life (350 per charge)
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/1.7")
no phase detect auto focus
70
silent shooting (1/32,000s)
max fps high (24.0 frames/s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
supports tracking autofocus
has phase detect AF
not so great battery life (220 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Nikon P7000 Travel photography advice
Sony RX100 VA Travel photography advice
58
great battery life (350 shots)
flash built-in
fairly wide (28mm)
heavier than competition in class (310g)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
does not have selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
76
lighter than competitors (299g)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly screen
pretty wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
no Timelapse function
not so great battery life (220 per charge)
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon P7000 Landscape photography features
Sony RX100 VA Landscape photography features
52
focusing manually
fairly wide (28mm)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
great battery life (350 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/1.7")
66
has manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
not so great battery life (220 shots)
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon P7000 Vlogging factors
Sony RX100 VA Vlogging factors
30
fairly wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect focus
comes with mic port
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
heavier than competition in class (310 grams)
81
pretty wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.8)
selfie friendly screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competitors (299g)
no external microphone jack
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Nikon P7000 vs Sony RX100 VA Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon P7000 and Sony RX100 VA
 Nikon Coolpix P7000Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A)
General Information
Brand Nikon Sony
Model Nikon Coolpix P7000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A)
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2010-11-23 2018-07-13
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Expeed C2 Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3648 x 2736 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Highest enhanced ISO 6400 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW format
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 99 315
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-200mm (7.1x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Largest aperture f/2.8-5.6 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focus distance 2cm 5cm
Crop factor 4.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 921 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech TFT LCD monitor with anti- reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (tunnel) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage 80% 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed 1.0 frames per second 24.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 6.50 m 10.20 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Manual, Slow sync, Rear curtain flash Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Rear Sync, Flash Off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/2000s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD Lite, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & USB charger
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 310g (0.68 pounds) 299g (0.66 pounds)
Physical dimensions 114 x 77 x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 39 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 19.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 not tested
DXO Low light score 147 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 shots 220 shots
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (10 or 2 second delay) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Price at release $354 $998