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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5

Portability
84
Imaging
63
Features
71
Overall
66
Sony Alpha NEX-7 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 front
Portability
96
Imaging
33
Features
33
Overall
33

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Key Specs

Sony NEX-7
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 400g - 120 x 67 x 43mm
  • Released December 2011
Sony TX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-6.3) lens
  • 148g - 94 x 57 x 18mm
  • Introduced February 2010
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Overview

On this page, we will be reviewing the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony TX5, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both are sold by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and TX5 (1/2.4") offer different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-7 was manufactured 23 months after the TX5 which makes them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the NEX-7 grades against the TX5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Sony TX5

 NEX-7 TX5 
IntroducedDecember 2011February 2010More modern by 23 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution921k230kClearer screen (+691k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony TX5 over the Sony NEX-7

 TX5 NEX-7 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX5

 NEX-7 TX5 
Manual focus Very exact focusing
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Sony NEX-7 comes with external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Sony TX5 has specifications of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Examine the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony TX5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the NEX-7 compared to the TX5.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-7 and TX5 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 top view buttons comparison

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specs. The pic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-7 and TX5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The NEX-7 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-7 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The more recent NEX-7 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 sensor size comparison

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Portrait photography info
Sony TX5 Portrait photography info
77
manual focus
megapixel count decent (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
offers face detection focus
saves RAW formats
26
focusing manually
manual exposure not possible
no external flash support
resolution not great (10MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.4")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Street photography features
Sony TX5 Street photography features
76
screen tilts up and down
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
63
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with focus via touch
environment proofing
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.4")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than competitors in class (148g)
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Sports Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Sports photography highlights
Sony TX5 Sports photography highlights
61
megapixel count decent (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
great battery (430 per charge)
no image stabilization
lack of phase detect auto focus
33
built in image stabilization (Optical)
environment proofing
no shutter priority mode
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.4")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Travel photography details
Sony TX5 Travel photography details
70
great battery (430 CIPA)
megapixel count decent (24MP)
built-in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
62
environment proofing
comes with focus via touch
built-in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than competitors in class (148 grams)
resolution not great (10MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Landscape photography information
Sony TX5 Landscape photography information
72
manual focus
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
megapixel count decent (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
great battery (430 shots)
no image stabilization
lack of Time Lapse recording
43
focusing manually
fairly wide (25mm)
good sized screen (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
environment proofing
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
manual exposure not possible
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.4")
lack of RAW support
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Vlogging info
Sony TX5 Vlogging info
35
offers face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does have external mic socket
screen is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
30
fairly wide (25mm)
touch screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of microphone support
more heavy than competitors in class (148g)
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX5
 Sony Alpha NEX-7Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
General Information
Company Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha NEX-7 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5
Category Advanced Mirrorless Ultracompact
Released 2011-12-13 2010-02-18
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz Bionz
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor area 366.6mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 6000 x 4000 3648 x 2736
Highest native ISO 16000 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens mount type Sony E fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-6.3
Macro focusing distance - 1cm
Available lenses 121 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.9
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3" 3"
Display resolution 921 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.73x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 6.00 m 2.90 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4
Microphone 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 None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 400 gr (0.88 lb) 148 gr (0.33 lb)
Physical dimensions 120 x 67 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") 94 x 57 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 81 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 24.1 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 13.4 not tested
DXO Low light rating 1016 not tested
Other
Battery life 430 photos -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery ID NPFW50 NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 or 5 images)) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/ Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Retail price $699 $239