Samsung HZ35W vs Sony NEX-7

Below is a in depth overview of the Samsung HZ35W vs Sony NEX-7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the HZ35W (12MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the HZ35W (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The HZ35W was launched 18 months earlier than the NEX-7 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ35W being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the HZ35W matches up vs the NEX-7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung HZ35W & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The complete galleries are provided at Samsung HZ35W Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Samsung HZ35W has outside dimensions of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions 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 change depending on the lens you select at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the HZ35W against the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the HZ35W and NEX-7 is 91 and 84 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing specifications. The graphic below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the HZ35W and NEX-7.

Plainly, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The HZ35W because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony NEX-7 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older HZ35W will be behind in sensor technology.