Nikon Z30 vs Nikon Z7

Let's look a bit more closely at the Nikon Z30 and Nikon Z7, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless and both of them are designed by Nikon. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the Z30 (21MP) and Z7 (46MP) and the Z30 (APS-C) and Z7 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The Z30 was launched 3 years later than the Z7 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the Z30 matches up against the Z7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z30 & Nikon Z7. The complete galleries are available at Nikon Z30 Gallery & Nikon Z7 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z30 features outside dimensions of 128mm x 74mm x 60mm (5.0" x 2.9" x 2.4") having a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Nikon Z7 has proportions of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") having a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the Z30 and the Z7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z30 and Z7 is 79 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The visual underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z30 and Z7.

All in all, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Z30 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Nikon Z7 will give extra detail utilizing its extra 25 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more recent Z30 should have an advantage in sensor technology.