Sony A7 vs Sony TX7

Below, we will be looking at the Sony A7 and Sony TX7, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are offered by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the A7 (24MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the A7 (Full frame) and TX7 (1/2.4") use different sensor sizes.

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The A7 was announced 4 years after the TX7 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the A7 matches up vs the TX7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A7 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A7 has got outer measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs) whilst the Sony TX7 has measurements of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the A7 versus the TX7.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A7 and TX7 is 78 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions only by looking at specs. The picture underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7 and TX7.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A7 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A7 will give extra detail with its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent A7 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.