Nikon P7000 vs Sony WX500

Its time to take a closer look at the Nikon P7000 versus Sony WX500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Nikon and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and WX500 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The P7000 was brought out 5 years before the WX500 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the P7000 matches up against the WX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P7000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon P7000 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon P7000 enjoys physical measurements of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the P7000 versus the WX500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the P7000 and WX500 is 85 and 91 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the P7000 and WX500.

As you can see, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The P7000 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX500 will result in greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged P7000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.