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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150

Portability
84
Imaging
64
Features
71
Overall
66
Sony Alpha NEX-7 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 front
Portability
95
Imaging
42
Features
43
Overall
42

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 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 WX150
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 133g - 95 x 56 x 22mm
  • Revealed February 2012
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 Overview

Below, we will be evaluating the Sony NEX-7 versus Sony WX150, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and WX150 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-7 was launched 2 months earlier than the WX150 and they are of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the NEX-7 grades vs the WX150 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Sony NEX-7 over the Sony WX150

 NEX-7 WX150 
Focus manually Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution921k461kCrisper screen (+460k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX150 over the Sony NEX-7

 WX150 NEX-7 

Common features in the Sony NEX-7 and Sony WX150

 NEX-7 WX150 
RevealedDecember 2011February 2012Same generation
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lacking Touch friendly screen

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 Physical Comparison

If you are intending to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-7 has outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Sony WX150 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the NEX-7 versus the WX150.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-7 and WX150 is 84 and 95 respectively.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 top view buttons comparison

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it's difficult to see the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing a spec sheet. The picture underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-7 and WX150.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-7 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony NEX-7 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively.

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 sensor size comparison

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Portrait photography highlights
Sony WX150 Portrait photography highlights
78
manual focus
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
includes face detection focusing
exports RAW formats
38
MP count good (18MP)
includes face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony NEX-7
Street photography with Sony WX150
76
tilting screen
sensor size is good (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
64
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors in class (133 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sony NEX-7 as a Sports photography camera
Sony WX150 as a Sports photography camera
62
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
good battery power (430 CIPA)
lack of image stabilization
lack of phase detect AF
46
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (18 megapixels)
includes tracking focus
no shutter priority
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Travel photography information
Sony WX150 Travel photography information
70
good battery power (430 shots)
decent megapixels (24MP)
flash built-in
lack of Time Lapse function
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
71
lighter than competitors in class (133g)
MP count good (18MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
very long reach (250mm)
lack of Timelapse function
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony NEX-7 Landscape photography features
Sony WX150 Landscape photography features
72
manual focus
change lenses (Sony E mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
good battery power (430 per charge)
lack of image stabilization
lack of Time Lapse function
46
quite wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (18MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony NEX-7
Vlogging with Sony WX150
35
includes face detection focusing
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external mic support
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
35
quite wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competitors in class (133g)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
lack of microphone jack
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Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX150 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony NEX-7 and Sony WX150
 Sony Alpha NEX-7Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha NEX-7 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Released 2011-12-13 2012-02-28
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Bionz BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 18MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 6000 x 4000 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 16000 12800
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 25 9
Lens
Lens support Sony E fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.3-5.9
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Available lenses 121 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.8
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 921 thousand dot 461 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech - ClearPhoto TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.73x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 6.00 m 3.70 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 400g (0.88 pounds) 133g (0.29 pounds)
Dimensions 120 x 67 x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") 95 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9")
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 photographs 240 photographs
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NPFW50 NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10sec (3 or 5 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $699 $300