Sony A6300 vs Sony TX7

Below is a in depth assessment of the Sony A6300 and Sony TX7, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A6300 (24MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the A6300 (APS-C) and TX7 (1/2.4") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6300 was unveiled 6 years later than the TX7 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A6300 grades vs the TX7 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6300 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The full galleries are available at Sony A6300 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6300 has external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony TX7 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the A6300 versus the TX7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A6300 and TX7 is 83 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at specifications. The photograph here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A6300 and TX7.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A6300 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6300 will resolve more detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern A6300 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.