Sony NEX-7 vs Sony S2000

On this page, we will be contrasting the Sony NEX-7 and Sony S2000, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and S2000 (10MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and S2000 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-7 was manufactured 24 months after the S2000 which makes them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S2000 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the NEX-7 grades versus the S2000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2000. The entire galleries are provided at Sony NEX-7 Gallery & Sony S2000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-7 has outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Sony S2000 has dimensions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the NEX-7 versus the S2000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-7 and S2000 is 84 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes only by going over technical specs. The pic here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-7 and S2000.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The NEX-7 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony NEX-7 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The fresher NEX-7 should have an edge in sensor innovation.