Sony HX7V vs Sony TX5

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony HX7V and Sony TX5, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the HX7V (16MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the HX7V (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") use different sensor dimensions.

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The HX7V was revealed 18 months later than the TX5 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the HX7V matches up versus the TX5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The full galleries are available at Sony HX7V Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony HX7V has got external measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose during that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the HX7V versus the TX5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the HX7V and TX5 is 92 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the HX7V and TX5.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The HX7V having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX7V will give more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics much more aggressively. The more modern HX7V should have a benefit in sensor tech.