Sony NEX-7 vs Sony T90

Below, we will be contrasting the Sony NEX-7 and Sony T90, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and T90 (12MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and T90 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The NEX-7 was announced 2 years later than the T90 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the NEX-7 matches up against the T90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90. The whole galleries are provided at Sony NEX-7 Gallery & Sony T90 Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Sony NEX-7 features physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) whilst the Sony T90 has proportions of 94mm x 57mm x 15mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.6") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the NEX-7 compared to the T90.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-7 and T90 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-7 and T90.

Clearly, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The NEX-7 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony NEX-7 will give you more detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more modern NEX-7 provides an advantage in sensor tech.