Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX9

Following is a comprehensive review of the Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX9, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the NEX-7 (24MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the NEX-7 (APS-C) and WX9 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The NEX-7 was announced 12 months after the WX9 so they are of a similar age. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the NEX-7 matches up against the WX9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-7 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-7 provides outside 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) and the Sony WX9 has measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Contrast the Sony NEX-7 vs Sony WX9 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the NEX-7 against the WX9.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-7 and WX9 is 84 and 99 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-7 and WX9.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The NEX-7 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony NEX-7 will give greater detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The newer NEX-7 provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.