Nikon S4300 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon S4300 versus Sony NEX-7, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the S4300 (16MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the S4300 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The S4300 was introduced 2 months later than the NEX-7 so they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon S4300 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the S4300 scores vs the NEX-7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S4300 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon S4300 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon S4300 offers outer dimensions of 96mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the S4300 against the NEX-7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S4300 and NEX-7 is 95 and 84 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S4300 and NEX-7.

All in all, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S4300 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony NEX-7 will render more detail using its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively.