Samsung HZ25W vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look a little more closely at the Samsung HZ25W vs Sony NEX-7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the HZ25W (12MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the HZ25W (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The HZ25W was revealed 17 months before the NEX-7 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Samsung HZ25W being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the HZ25W scores versus the NEX-7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ25W & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The full galleries are viewable at Samsung HZ25W Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Samsung HZ25W offers outside dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-7 has specifications 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the HZ25W against the NEX-7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HZ25W and NEX-7 is 70 and 84 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions just by going over specs. The pic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the HZ25W and NEX-7.

All in all, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The HZ25W with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will offer you extra detail because of its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged HZ25W is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.