Samsung NX500 vs Sony TX7

Following is a extended overview of the Samsung NX500 vs Sony TX7, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the NX500 (28MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the NX500 (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The NX500 was released 5 years after the TX7 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick view of how the NX500 scores vs the TX7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung NX500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung NX500 Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung NX500 offers external measurements of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the NX500 versus the TX7.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the NX500 and TX7 is 87 and 95 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes only by reading through specifications. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the NX500 and TX7.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The NX500 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung NX500 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 18MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The newer NX500 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.