Samsung WB700 vs Sony NEX-7

The following is a thorough review of the Samsung WB700 versus Sony NEX-7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Samsung and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the WB700 (14MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the WB700 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The WB700 was announced 11 months before the NEX-7 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB700 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the WB700 grades vs the NEX-7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung WB700 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are provided at Samsung WB700 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Samsung WB700 offers external dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

Look at the Samsung WB700 versus Sony NEX-7 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the WB700 and the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WB700 and NEX-7 is 98 and 84 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through specifications. The picture below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the WB700 and NEX-7.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The WB700 using its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-7 will give you more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged WB700 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.