Samsung WB210 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look more closely at the Samsung WB210 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 large gap among the sensor resolutions of the WB210 (14MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the WB210 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The WB210 was manufactured 4 months before the NEX-7 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB210 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the WB210 matches up against the NEX-7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung WB210 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are provided at Samsung WB210 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and size. The Samsung WB210 provides outside measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-7 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the WB210 and the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WB210 and NEX-7 is 94 and 84 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by going through a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the WB210 and NEX-7.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The WB210 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony NEX-7 will provide greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.