Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7
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Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 25600
- 3840 x 2160 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 410g - 125 x 86 x 77mm
- Introduced May 2015
- Succeeded the Panasonic G6
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
- 3.5" Fixed Screen
- ISO 125 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
- 149g - 98 x 60 x 18mm
- Announced January 2010
Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Overview
On this page, we will be looking at the Panasonic G7 and Sony TX7, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the G7 (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the G7 (Four Thirds) and TX7 (1/2.4") posses different sensor sizing.
Nikon Coolpix camera search on Google skyrockets by 8,500%The G7 was released 5 years later than the TX7 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.
Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the G7 scores versus the TX7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic G7 Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic G7 over the Sony TX7
G7 | TX7 | |||
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Announced | May 2015 | January 2010 | Fresher by 66 months | |
Manual focus | Dial accurate focusing | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Screen resolution | 1040k | 921k | Clearer screen (+119k dot) | |
Selfie screen | Take selfies |
Reasons to pick Sony TX7 over the Panasonic G7
TX7 | G7 | |||
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Screen dimensions | 3.5" | 3" | Bigger screen (+0.5") |
Common features in the Panasonic G7 and Sony TX7
G7 | TX7 | |||
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Touch screen | Quickly navigate |
Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Physical Comparison
If you are intending to carry your camera, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G7 has outside dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony TX7 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).
Check out the Panasonic G7 and Sony TX7 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the G7 and the TX7.
Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G7 and TX7 is 71 and 95 respectively.
Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Sensor Comparison
Normally, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through specifications. The photograph here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the G7 and TX7.
To sum up, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The G7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G7 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer G7 provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.
Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Screen and ViewFinder
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Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Panasonic | Sony |
Model | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 |
Category | Advanced Mirrorless | Ultracompact |
Introduced | 2015-05-19 | 2010-01-07 |
Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | Ultracompact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | - | Bionz |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.4" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.104 x 4.578mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 27.9mm² |
Sensor resolution | 16MP | 10MP |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Highest resolution | 4592 x 3448 | 3456 x 2592 |
Highest native ISO | 25600 | 3200 |
Lowest native ISO | 100 | 125 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
Center weighted AF | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect AF | ||
Contract detect AF | ||
Phase detect AF | ||
Number of focus points | 49 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 25-100mm (4.0x) |
Maximum aperture | - | f/3.5-4.6 |
Macro focus distance | - | 1cm |
Total lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Type of display | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display sizing | 3 inch | 3.5 inch |
Display resolution | 1,040 thousand dots | 921 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch function | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,360 thousand dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.7x | - |
Features | ||
Slowest shutter speed | 60s | 2s |
Maximum shutter speed | 1/4000s | 1/1600s |
Maximum quiet shutter speed | 1/16000s | - |
Continuous shooting rate | 7.0 frames per second | 10.0 frames per second |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | 9.30 m | 3.80 m |
Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro |
Hot shoe | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 (30, 25, 24, 20fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Highest video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1920x1080 |
Video format | MPEG-4, AVCHD | AVCHD |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 410 gr (0.90 lbs) | 149 gr (0.33 lbs) |
Physical dimensions | 125 x 86 x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") | 98 x 60 x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 350 shots | - |
Style of battery | Battery Pack | - |
Battery model | - | NP-BN1 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) | Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC | Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD, Internal |
Card slots | Single | Single |
Price at launch | $800 | $300 |