Samsung HZ10W vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look more closely at the Samsung HZ10W versus Sony NEX-7, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the HZ10W (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The HZ10W was brought out 3 years earlier than the NEX-7 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the HZ10W matches up vs the NEX-7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung HZ10W & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung HZ10W Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Samsung HZ10W offers physical measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") having a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the HZ10W against the NEX-7.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HZ10W and NEX-7 is 90 and 84 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes just by checking specifications. The picture below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the HZ10W and NEX-7.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The HZ10W due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will resolve greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged HZ10W is going to be behind in sensor innovation.