Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony NEX-7

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Samsung Galaxy Camera vs Sony NEX-7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the Galaxy Camera (16MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the Galaxy Camera (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The Galaxy Camera was released 15 months later than the NEX-7 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Samsung Galaxy Camera being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the Galaxy Camera scores against the NEX-7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung Galaxy Camera & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung Galaxy Camera Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Samsung Galaxy Camera has outer dimensions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the Galaxy Camera versus the NEX-7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Galaxy Camera and NEX-7 is 90 and 84 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Galaxy Camera and NEX-7.

As you can see, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Galaxy Camera due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-7 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more recent Galaxy Camera is going to have an edge in sensor tech.