Samsung PL120 vs Sony NEX-7

Below is a extended review of the Samsung PL120 versus Sony NEX-7, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Samsung and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the PL120 (14MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the PL120 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The PL120 was manufactured 11 months earlier than the NEX-7 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung PL120 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the PL120 grades against the NEX-7 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung PL120 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung PL120 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung PL120 comes with physical dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the PL120 compared to the NEX-7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the PL120 and NEX-7 is 99 and 84 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing specs. The graphic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the PL120 and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PL120 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will produce greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older PL120 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.