Sony NEX-7 vs Sony W800

Let's look closer at the Sony NEX-7 vs Sony W800, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the NEX-7 (24MP) and the W800 (20MP) is pretty comparable but the NEX-7 (APS-C) and W800 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-7 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the W800 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the NEX-7 grades against the W800 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-7 Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-7 has outside 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) and the Sony W800 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the NEX-7 vs the W800.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-7 and W800 is 84 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by seeing technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-7 and W800.

As you can tell, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The NEX-7 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony NEX-7 will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older NEX-7 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.