Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Key Specs
(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
(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
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.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe 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.
Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-7 Gallery and Sony TX5 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Sony TX5
NEX-7 | TX5 | |||
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Introduced | December 2011 | February 2010 | More modern by 23 months | |
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen resolution | 921k | 230k | Clearer screen (+691k dot) |
Reasons to pick Sony TX5 over the Sony NEX-7
TX5 | NEX-7 | |||
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Touch friendly screen | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Sony NEX-7 and Sony TX5
NEX-7 | TX5 | |||
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Manual focus | Very exact focusing | |||
Screen dimensions | 3" | 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.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.
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 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 Screen and ViewFinder
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony TX5 Specifications
Sony Alpha NEX-7 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 | |
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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 |