Sony HX350 vs Sony TX7

Following is a thorough analysis of the Sony HX350 and Sony TX7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the HX350 (20MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the HX350 (1/2.3") and TX7 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The HX350 was unveiled 7 years after the TX7 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief summary of how the HX350 matches up against the TX7 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The full galleries are available at Sony HX350 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony HX350 has external dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using during that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the HX350 against the TX7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the HX350 and TX7 is 62 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the HX350 and TX7.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The HX350 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony HX350 will give you greater detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The fresher HX350 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.