Samsung ST80 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets take a more detailed look at the Samsung ST80 and Sony NEX-7, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the ST80 (14MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the ST80 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The ST80 was revealed 23 months earlier than the NEX-7 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Samsung ST80 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the ST80 matches up versus the NEX-7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung ST80 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The full galleries are provided at Samsung ST80 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Samsung ST80 has physical dimensions of 92mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 118 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions 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 Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the ST80 vs the NEX-7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ST80 and NEX-7 is 96 and 84 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading specifications. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST80 and NEX-7.

To sum up, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ST80 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older ST80 is going to be behind in sensor technology.