Sony TX7 vs Sony W370

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony TX7 vs Sony W370, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the TX7 (10MP) and W370 (14MP) and the TX7 (1/2.4") and W370 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The TX7 was unveiled around the same time to the W370 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the TX7 matches up vs the W370 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The full galleries are viewable at Sony TX7 Gallery & Sony W370 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony TX7 comes with physical measurements of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony W370 has measurements of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the TX7 versus the W370.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TX7 and W370 is 95 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the TX7 and W370.

As you can see, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TX7 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony W370 will offer more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images a bit more aggressively.