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Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66

Portability
62
Imaging
78
Features
89
Overall
82
Nikon Z7 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66 front
Portability
97
Imaging
41
Features
51
Overall
45

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Key Specs

Nikon Z7
(Full Review)
  • 46MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 64 - 25600 (Raise to 102400)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Nikon Z Mount
  • 675g - 134 x 101 x 68mm
  • Launched August 2018
  • Replacement is Nikon Z7 II
Sony TX66
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 109g - 93 x 54 x 13mm
  • Introduced February 2012
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Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Overview

Lets look more closely at the Nikon Z7 and Sony TX66, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and TX66 (18MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and TX66 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The Z7 was released 6 years later than the TX66 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon Z7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX66 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the Z7 scores versus the TX66 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Nikon Z7 over the Sony TX66

 Z7 TX66 
IntroducedAugust 2018February 2012More recent by 79 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution2100k1230kClearer screen (+870k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony TX66 over the Nikon Z7

 TX66 Z7 
Screen sizing3.3"3.2"Bigger screen (+0.1")

Common features in the Nikon Z7 and Sony TX66

 Z7 TX66 
Manually focus More precise focusing
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Physical Comparison

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z7 has exterior dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Sony TX66 has measurements of 93mm x 54mm x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5") along with a weight of 109 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the Z7 and the TX66.

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 and TX66 is 62 and 97 respectively.

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 top view buttons comparison

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z7 and TX66.

Clearly, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z7 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z7 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 28MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The fresher Z7 should have an advantage in sensor technology.

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 sensor size comparison

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon Z7 Portrait photography information
Sony TX66 Portrait photography information
86
focusing manually
megapixel count fantastic (46MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
provides face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
41
focusing manually
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
has face detection autofocus
lack of manual exposure
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Nikon Z7 Street photography features
Sony TX66 Street photography features
79
tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
delivers RAW formats
comes with focus by touch
weather proof
above average ISO range (25,600)
64
image stabilization (Optical)
has touch focus
no articulating screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Nikon Z7 Sports photography advice
Sony TX66 Sports photography advice
82
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count fantastic (46 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
provides tracking autofocus
weather proof
comes with phase detect autofocus
bad battery life (330 shots)
49
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18MP)
has tracking autofocus
great battery (250 CIPA)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Nikon Z7 as a Travel photography camera
Sony TX66 as a Travel photography camera
67
weather proof
connects via bluetooth
comes with focus by touch
megapixel count fantastic (46 megapixels)
bad battery life (330 shots)
does not have a selfie friendly display
72
great battery (250 shots)
has touch focus
MP count decent (18MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (26mm)
lack of Timelapse function
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon Z7 Landscape photography factors
Sony TX66 Landscape photography factors
82
focusing manually
switch lenses (Nikon Z mount)
pretty good screen size (3.2")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count fantastic (46MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
doesnt have anti aliasing filter
above average ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
bad battery life (330 per charge)
51
focusing manually
pretty wide (26mm)
decent sized screen (3.3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
great battery (250 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual exposure
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Nikon Z7
Vlogging with Sony TX66
36
touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
provides face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
does have external mic socket
does not have a selfie friendly display
36
pretty wide (26mm)
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
lack of external microphone port
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Nikon Z7 vs Sony TX66 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon Z7 and Sony TX66
 Nikon Z7Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66
General Information
Make Nikon Sony
Model Nikon Z7 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX66
Type Pro Mirrorless Ultracompact
Launched 2018-08-23 2012-02-28
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip Expeed 6 BIONZ
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Full frame 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 35.9 x 23.9mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 858.0mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 46MP 18MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 5:4, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 8256 x 5504 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 25600 12800
Max boosted ISO 102400 -
Minimum native ISO 64 80
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO 32 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 493 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon Z fixed lens
Lens focal range - 26-130mm (5.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.5-4.8
Macro focus distance - 1cm
Amount of lenses 15 -
Focal length multiplier 1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3.2" 3.3"
Screen resolution 2,100 thousand dot 1,230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech - XtraFine TruBlack OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 3,690 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.8x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed 9.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range no built-in flash 3.10 m
Flash modes Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync, Rear Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/200s -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 144 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 675 grams (1.49 lb) 109 grams (0.24 lb)
Dimensions 134 x 101 x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") 93 x 54 x 13mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.5")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 99 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 26.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 14.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 2668 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 images 250 images
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage XQD card Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo, microSD/microSDHC
Storage slots One One
Cost at launch $2,797 $350