Sony TX7 vs Sony WX300

On this page, we are evaluating the Sony TX7 vs Sony WX300, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the TX7 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the TX7 (1/2.4") and WX300 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The TX7 was manufactured 4 years before the WX300 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the TX7 scores against the WX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The entire galleries are available at Sony TX7 Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony TX7 comes with outside measurements of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Sony TX7 vs Sony WX300 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the TX7 against the WX300.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the TX7 and WX300 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by seeing technical specs. The photograph here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the TX7 and WX300.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The TX7 due to its larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony WX300 will produce greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics more aggressively. The older TX7 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.