Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 24MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 16000
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Sony E Mount
- 400g - 120 x 67 x 43mm
- Announced December 2011
(Full Review)
- 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3.3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 64 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 28-140mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
- 129g - 96 x 58 x 16mm
- Announced January 2012

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Overview
Here, we will be evaluating the Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX200V, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are offered by Sony. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and TX200V (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

The NEX-7 was manufactured about the same time to the TX200V so they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.
Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NEX-7 grades versus the TX200V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-7 Gallery and Sony TX200V Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Sony TX200V
NEX-7 | TX200V | |||
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Focus manually | ![]() | More exact focusing | ||
Screen type | Tilting | ![]() | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Reasons to pick Sony TX200V over the Sony NEX-7
TX200V | NEX-7 | |||
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Screen size | 3.3" | ![]() | 3" | Bigger screen (+0.3") |
Screen resolution | 1230k | ![]() | 921k | Clearer screen (+309k dot) |
Touch friendly screen | ![]() | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX200V
NEX-7 | TX200V | |||
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Announced | December 2011 | ![]() | January 2012 | Similar generation |
Selfie screen | ![]() | No selfie screen |
Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Physical Comparison
For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Sony NEX-7 comes with outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Sony TX200V has specifications of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).
Look at the Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX200V in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the NEX-7 against the TX200V.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-7 and TX200V is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by going over specs. The picture below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-7 and TX200V.
All in all, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-7 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony NEX-7 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Screen and ViewFinder


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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX200V Specifications
Sony Alpha NEX-7 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V | |
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General Information | ||
Make | Sony | Sony |
Model | Sony Alpha NEX-7 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V |
Category | Advanced Mirrorless | Ultracompact |
Announced | 2011-12-13 | 2012-01-30 |
Physical type | Rangefinder-style mirrorless | Ultracompact |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | Bionz | BIONZ |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | APS-C | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 23.5 x 15.6mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 366.6mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 24 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Highest resolution | 6000 x 4000 | 4896 x 3672 |
Highest native ISO | 16000 | 12800 |
Minimum native ISO | 100 | 64 |
RAW files | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 25 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mounting type | Sony E | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 28-140mm (5.0x) |
Max aperture | - | f/3.5-4.8 |
Macro focus range | - | 3cm |
Number of lenses | 121 | - |
Crop factor | 1.5 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3" | 3.3" |
Screen resolution | 921 thousand dots | 1,230 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch functionality | ||
Screen technology | - | 1,229,760 dots equiv. XtraFine TruBlack OLED display |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.73x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 30s | 2s |
Highest shutter speed | 1/4000s | 1/1600s |
Continuous shooting rate | 10.0fps | 10.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Change white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | 6.00 m | 3.10 m |
Flash options | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
Hot shoe | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash synchronize | 1/160s | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Highest video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
Video format | MPEG-4, AVCHD | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Mic support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Eye-Fi Connected | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 400 grams (0.88 pounds) | 129 grams (0.28 pounds) |
Physical dimensions | 120 x 67 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") | 96 x 58 x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | 81 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | 24.1 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | 13.4 | not tested |
DXO Low light score | 1016 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 430 images | 220 images |
Style of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery model | NPFW50 | NP-BN |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 or 5 images)) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo | Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo |
Card slots | One | One |
Pricing at launch | $699 | $500 |