Sony NEX-7 vs Sony W610

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Sony NEX-7 vs Sony W610, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the image resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and W610 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The NEX-7 was announced at a similar time to the W610 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the NEX-7 scores against the W610 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are available at Sony NEX-7 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-7 provides external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the NEX-7 compared to the W610.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-7 and W610 is 84 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through specifications. The image here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-7 and W610.

Plainly, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-7 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony NEX-7 will render more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots much more aggressively.