Pentax XG-1 vs Sony NEX-7

Below is a extended analysis of the Pentax XG-1 versus Sony NEX-7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Pentax and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the XG-1 (16MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the XG-1 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The XG-1 was introduced 2 years later than the NEX-7 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax XG-1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the XG-1 grades versus the NEX-7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax XG-1 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax XG-1 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Pentax XG-1 has outside measurements of 119mm x 89mm x 98mm (4.7" x 3.5" x 3.9") having a weight of 567 grams (1.25 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the XG-1 against the NEX-7.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the XG-1 and NEX-7 is 66 and 84 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the XG-1 and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XG-1 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony NEX-7 will deliver greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent XG-1 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.