Sony NEX-6 vs Sony TX7

Let's look more closely at the Sony NEX-6 and Sony TX7, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the NEX-6 (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the NEX-6 (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") offer different sensor size.

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The NEX-6 was announced 3 years after the TX7 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple summation of how the NEX-6 scores vs the TX7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The whole galleries are available at Sony NEX-6 Gallery and Sony TX7 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-6 comes with outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony TX7 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Analyze the Sony NEX-6 and Sony TX7 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the NEX-6 against the TX7.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-6 and TX7 is 85 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic below will give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-6 and TX7.

As you can see, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-6 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony NEX-6 will offer greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos more aggressively. The more recent NEX-6 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.