Nikon D40 vs Sony TX7

Below is a extensive overview of the Nikon D40 versus Sony TX7, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Nikon and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the D40 (6MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the D40 (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") provide different sensor measurements.

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The D40 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the TX7 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Nikon D40 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the D40 scores against the TX7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D40 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The entire galleries are available at Nikon D40 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon D40 comes with physical dimensions of 124mm x 94mm x 64mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.5") along with a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has measurements of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the D40 vs the TX7.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the D40 and TX7 is 71 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the D40 and TX7.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D40 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony TX7 will produce extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older D40 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.