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Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7

Portability
71
Imaging
54
Features
80
Overall
64
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 front
Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
34
Overall
33

Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Key Specs

Panasonic G7
(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
Sony TX7
(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
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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.

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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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic G7 over the Sony TX7

 G7 TX7 
AnnouncedMay 2015January 2010Fresher by 66 months
Manual focus Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1040k921kClearer screen (+119k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Sony TX7 over the Panasonic G7

 TX7 G7 
Screen dimensions3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")

Common features in the Panasonic G7 and Sony TX7

 G7 TX7 
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).

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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.

Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G7 and TX7 is 71 and 95 respectively.

Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 top view buttons comparison

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 sensor size comparison

Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic G7 Portrait photography factors
Sony TX7 Portrait photography factors
72
has manual focus
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
19
no manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.4")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic G7 Street photography factors
Sony TX7 Street photography factors
72
screen articulates fully
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
comes with focus by touch
good ISO range (25,600)
no image stabilization
59
image stabilization (Optical)
has focus via touch
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/2.4")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than others (149g)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic G7 Sports photography info
Sony TX7 Sports photography info
55
silent mode (1/16,000s)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking autofocus
no image stabilization
bad battery life (350 per charge)
does not have phase detect AF
26
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.4")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic G7 Travel photography info
Sony TX7 Travel photography info
71
comes with focus by touch
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
bad battery life (350 shots)
59
has focus via touch
flash built-in
quite wide (25mm)
lack of Timelapse function
more heavy than others (149g)
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic G7
Landscape photography with Sony TX7
67
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
good ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
no image stabilization
bad battery life (350 shots)
36
quite wide (25mm)
lovely big screen (3.5")
image stabilization (Optical)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.4")
lack of RAW support
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic G7 Vlogging information
Sony TX7 Vlogging information
72
selfie friendly screen
screen is touchscreen
comes with face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have external mic jack
no image stabilization
32
quite wide (25mm)
built-in touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
great video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
lack of microphone socket
more heavy than others (149g)
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Panasonic G7 vs Sony TX7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic G7 and Sony TX7
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7
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