Nikon Z7 vs Sony W510

Its time to look closer at the Nikon Z7 versus Sony W510, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Nikon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and W510 (12MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and W510 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The Z7 was released 7 years later than the W510 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the Z7 matches up against the W510 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The complete galleries are available at Nikon Z7 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z7 provides outside dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") having a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Sony W510 has measurements of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the Z7 against the W510.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 and W510 is 62 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The visual below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z7 and W510.

To sum up, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Z7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon Z7 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 34MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer Z7 provides an edge in sensor tech.