Pentax XG-1 vs Sony TX7

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax XG-1 versus Sony TX7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the XG-1 (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the XG-1 (1/2.3") and TX7 (1/2.4") use different sensor measurements.

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The XG-1 was launched 4 years after the TX7 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology 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 TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the XG-1 grades against the TX7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax XG-1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The complete galleries are viewable at Pentax XG-1 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Pentax XG-1 enjoys outside dimensions of 119mm x 89mm x 98mm (4.7" x 3.5" x 3.9") along with a weight of 567 grams (1.25 lbs) whilst the Sony TX7 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the XG-1 versus the TX7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XG-1 and TX7 is 66 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions just by checking out specs. The pic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XG-1 and TX7.

All in all, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The XG-1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Pentax XG-1 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger XG-1 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.