Sony NEX-7 vs Sony W570

Its time to examine more closely at the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony W570, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and W570 (16MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and W570 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-7 was unveiled 12 months later than the W570 so they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the NEX-7 scores versus the W570 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The full galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-7 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-7 enjoys outer dimensions 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 W570 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

Contrast the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony W570 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the NEX-7 against the W570.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-7 and W570 is 84 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-7 and W570.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The NEX-7 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-7 will resolve greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The fresher NEX-7 provides an edge in sensor technology.