Sony NEX-3N vs Sony TX7

Below is a thorough assessment of the Sony NEX-3N vs Sony TX7, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the NEX-3N (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the NEX-3N (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-3N was brought out 3 years later than the TX7 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the NEX-3N grades against the TX7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-3N & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The entire galleries are provided at Sony NEX-3N Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Sony NEX-3N has outside dimensions of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has specifications of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the NEX-3N against the TX7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-3N and TX7 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-3N and TX7.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NEX-3N because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony NEX-3N will result in extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The newer NEX-3N is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.