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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30

Portability
84
Imaging
63
Features
71
Overall
66
Sony Alpha NEX-7 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 front
Portability
96
Imaging
42
Features
43
Overall
42

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Key Specs

Sony NEX-7
(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
  • Launched December 2011
Sony TX30
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 141g - 96 x 59 x 15mm
  • Announced July 2013
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Overview

On this page, we will be analyzing the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony TX30, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are created by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and TX30 (18MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and TX30 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The NEX-7 was released 19 months earlier than the TX30 which makes them a generation apart 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 TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the NEX-7 scores versus the TX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Sony TX30

 NEX-7 TX30 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Sony TX30 over the Sony NEX-7

 TX30 NEX-7 
AnnouncedJuly 2013December 2011Fresher by 19 months
Screen dimensions3.3"3"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k921kCrisper screen (+308k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX30

 NEX-7 TX30 
Manual focus More accurate focusing
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Physical Comparison

If you're intending to carry your camera, you should think about its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-7 comes with 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 TX30 has sizing of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

Contrast the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony TX30 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the NEX-7 and the TX30.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-7 and TX30 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 top view buttons comparison

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizing merely by checking out specs. The graphic underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-7 and TX30.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The NEX-7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony NEX-7 will show extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older NEX-7 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 sensor size comparison

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony NEX-7
Portrait photography with Sony TX30
77
has manual focus
decent MP (24 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
offers face detection focus
exports RAW files
38
manual focus
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony NEX-7
Street photography with Sony TX30
76
has a tilting screen
decent sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
no image stabilization
64
image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Sports photography advice
Sony TX30 Sports photography advice
61
decent MP (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
great battery power (430 per charge)
no image stabilization
no phase detect auto focus
46
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18 megapixels)
weather sealing
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Travel photography details
Sony TX30 Travel photography details
70
great battery power (430 per charge)
decent MP (24MP)
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
69
weather sealing
MP count decent (18MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (26mm)
does not have Timelapse function
does not feature selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Landscape photography info
Sony TX30 Landscape photography info
72
has manual focus
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
decent MP (24MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
great battery power (430 per charge)
no image stabilization
lack of Timelapse mode
51
manual focus
reasonably wide (26mm)
screen size is decent (3.3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (18MP)
weather sealing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Vlogging info
Sony TX30 Vlogging info
35
offers face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external microphone jack
screen isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
34
reasonably wide (26mm)
touch screen
image stabilization (Optical)
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
does not have microphone port
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX30 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX30
 Sony Alpha NEX-7Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30
General Information
Brand Name Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha NEX-7 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30
Class Advanced Mirrorless Ultracompact
Launched 2011-12-13 2013-07-26
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Bionz -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.16 x 4.62mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 28.5mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 18MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 -
Highest Possible resolution 6000 x 4000 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 16000 12800
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 25 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Sony E fixed lens
Lens focal range - 26-130mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-4.8
Total lenses 121 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 3.3"
Resolution of screen 921 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen tech - OLED monitor
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.73x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 secs 4 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 6.00 m -
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless -
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
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, 50 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD -
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 400 grams (0.88 pounds) 141 grams (0.31 pounds)
Physical dimensions 120 x 67 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") 96 x 59 x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 shots -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery model NPFW50 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 or 5 images)) -
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo -
Storage slots One One
Launch pricing $699 $230