Sony HX7V vs Sony A77

Here, we are contrasting the Sony HX7V vs Sony A77, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the HX7V (16MP) and A77 (24MP) and the HX7V (1/2.3") and A77 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The HX7V was launched 3 months earlier than the A77 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony HX7V being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the HX7V matches up against the A77 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are provided at Sony HX7V Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony HX7V provides outer measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) and the Sony A77 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the HX7V compared to the A77.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the HX7V and A77 is 92 and 59 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing merely by viewing specs. The visual underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the HX7V and A77.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The HX7V featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony A77 will render more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images way more aggressively.