Nikon P7100 vs Sony HX5
Portability
82 Imaging
34 Features
55 Overall
42
82 Imaging
34 Features
55 Overall
42
Portability
92 Imaging
33 Features
30 Overall
31
92 Imaging
33 Features
30 Overall
31
Nikon P7100 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs
Nikon P7100
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 3200 (Increase to 6400)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 28-200mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
- 395g - 116 x 77 x 48mm
- Revealed February 2012
- Replaced the Nikon P7000
- New Model is Nikon P7700
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 125 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
- 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
- Revealed June 2010
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Its time to look much closer at the Nikon P7100 versus Sony HX5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Nikon and Sony. The resolution of the P7100 (10MP) and the HX5 (10MP) is fairly comparable but the P7100 (1/1.7") and HX5 (1/2.4") use different sensor size.
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Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a concise summary of how the P7100 scores versus the HX5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
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Reasons to pick Nikon P7100 over the Sony HX5
| P7100 | HX5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revealed | February 2012 |  | June 2010 | More modern by 21 months |
| Manually focus |  | More precise focusing | ||
| Display type | Tilting |  | Fixed | Tilting display |
| Display resolution | 921k |  | 230k | Crisper display (+691k dot) |
Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Nikon P7100
| HX5 | P7100 |
|---|
Common features in the Nikon P7100 and Sony HX5
| P7100 | HX5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display dimension | 3" |  | 3" | Identical display size |
| Selfie screen |  | Neither provides selfie screen | ||
| Touch friendly display |  | Neither provides Touch friendly display |
Nikon P7100 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison
If you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P7100 provides outer dimensions of 116mm x 77mm x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") having a weight of 395 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).
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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the P7100 versus the HX5.
Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P7100 and HX5 is 82 and 92 respectively.
Nikon P7100 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison
Normally, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by seeing a spec sheet. The pic underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the P7100 and HX5.
Clearly, each of these cameras have got the exact same megapixels but different sensor sizes. The P7100 comes with the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult. The more modern P7100 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.
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Nikon P7100 Portrait photography advice
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manual focus
includes face detect autofocus
supports RAW formats
MP count low (10 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/1.7")
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW format
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Nikon P7100 Street photography highlights
Sony HX5 Street photography highlights
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW formats
very small sensor (1/1.7")
more heavy than competitors (395g)
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW format
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has image stabilization (Optical)
includes tracking focus
better than average battery pack (350 shots)
slow continuous shooting (1.3 frames per second)
MP count low (10MP)
very small sensor (1/1.7")
has no phase detect autofocus
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks phase detect auto focus
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better than average battery pack (350 CIPA)
has built in flash
really wide (28mm)
more heavy than competitors (395 grams)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
very long reach (250mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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manual focus
really wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW formats
better than average battery pack (350 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
MP count low (10MP)
very small sensor (1/1.7")
pretty wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.4")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse function
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really wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect autofocus
includes microphone support
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
more heavy than competitors (395 grams)
pretty wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
doesn't have microphone jack
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Nikon P7100 vs Sony HX5 Specifications
| Nikon Coolpix P7100 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Manufacturer | Nikon | Sony |
| Model type | Nikon Coolpix P7100 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 |
| Type | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Compact |
| Revealed | 2012-02-20 | 2010-06-16 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | Expeed C2 | Bionz |
| Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" | 1/2.4" |
| Sensor measurements | 7.44 x 5.58mm | 6.104 x 4.578mm |
| Sensor surface area | 41.5mm² | 27.9mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 10MP | 10MP |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Full resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3456 x 2592 |
| Max native ISO | 3200 | 3200 |
| Max boosted ISO | 6400 | - |
| Minimum native ISO | 100 | 125 |
| RAW files | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Autofocus touch | ||
| Continuous autofocus | ||
| Single autofocus | ||
| Tracking autofocus | ||
| Selective autofocus | ||
| Center weighted autofocus | ||
| Autofocus multi area | ||
| Autofocus live view | ||
| Face detection focus | ||
| Contract detection focus | ||
| Phase detection focus | ||
| Total focus points | 99 | 9 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mount type | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens zoom range | 28-200mm (7.1x) | 25-250mm (10.0x) |
| Highest aperture | f/2.8-5.6 | f/3.5-5.5 |
| Macro focusing distance | 2cm | 5cm |
| Focal length multiplier | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| Screen | ||
| Screen type | Tilting | Fixed Type |
| Screen size | 3" | 3" |
| Screen resolution | 921k dot | 230k 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) | None |
| Viewfinder coverage | 80 percent | - |
| Features | ||
| Slowest shutter speed | 60 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/1600 seconds |
| Continuous shooting speed | 1.3fps | 10.0fps |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manual exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
| Change white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Built-in flash | ||
| Flash distance | 9.00 m | 3.80 m |
| Flash modes | Auto, Auto with red-eye reduction, Fill flash, Manual, Slow sync, Rear curtain flash | Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro |
| External flash | ||
| Auto exposure bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment exposure | ||
| Average exposure | ||
| Spot exposure | ||
| Partial exposure | ||
| AF area exposure | ||
| Center weighted exposure | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
| Max video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video file format | H.264 | AVCHD |
| Microphone input | ||
| Headphone input | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | BuiltIn |
| Physical | ||
| Environmental seal | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | 395g (0.87 pounds) | 200g (0.44 pounds) |
| Dimensions | 116 x 77 x 48mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 1.9") | 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around rating | 41 | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth rating | 19.4 | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | 10.7 | not tested |
| DXO Low light rating | 165 | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 350 images | - |
| Battery format | Battery Pack | - |
| Battery ID | - | NP-BG1 |
| Self timer | Yes (10 or 2 second delay) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal |
| Storage slots | Single | Single |
| Price at launch | $750 | $275 |