Sony A6100 vs Sony TX7

Here, we will be contrasting the Sony A6100 vs Sony TX7, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the A6100 (24MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the A6100 (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6100 was brought out 9 years later than the TX7 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A6100 scores versus the TX7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The entire galleries are available at Sony A6100 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A6100 has exterior dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) and the Sony TX7 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the A6100 against the TX7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6100 and TX7 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6100 and TX7.

As you have seen, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A6100 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6100 will deliver extra detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The newer A6100 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.