Sony NEX-7

Sony NEX-7 is Sony's Advanced Mirrorless digital camera originally announced on December of 2011. It has a 24 MegaPixel, CMOS APS-C size sensor with a full resolution of 6000 x 4000.

The NEX-7 stands at #37 out of 62 in Advanced Mirrorless cameras & over all #213 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our list. Please try out our Smart camera finder to find camera rankings based on your customized factors.

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The Sony NEX-7 is part of a family of digital cameras. You can see the complete list underneath.

You can look at the NEX-7 from several angles in the gallery here.

Here is a collection of good and bad points of the Sony NEX-7 based on features which are often regarded as crucial in a digital camera.

The Sony NEX-7 features the Bionz chip. The specification of the sensor on the Sony NEX-7 is 23.5mm x 15.6mm (APS-C). The 367 mm² sensor has the ability to capture 6000 x 4000 pixels using aspect ratios of 3:2 and 16:9.

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The CMOS sensor has 24 megapixels and has a standard ISO range of 100 to 16000. RAW photos are supported which means that you have more room to maneuver in post.

The image underneath shows the NEX-7's sensor size when compared to other popular sizes. The NEX-7 sensor has a crop factor of 1.5 and is displayed in green.

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To get a sense of specific aspect ratios, you can refer to the graphic below.

Sony NEX-7 has a weight of 0.88 pounds (400 grams / 14.11 ounces) & the dimensions of the camera is 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7"). The weight of average Advanced Mirrorless camera is 454 grams and the Sony NEX-7 is less heavy as compared to its rivals.

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Down below is a image of the Sony NEX-7 beside a softdrink to help you get a feel for its size.

The top view just below will illustrate the button layout on the NEX-7.

The NEX-7 works with the Sony E mount and has 170 lenses available for purchase. Here is a few of the lenses we have in our database that will work with the NEX-7.

ModelVisualizeFocal LengthApertureStabilizedWeight

Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN65mmf/2.0 405g

7artisans 35mm F1.235mmf/1.2150g

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Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II50mmf/1.4 420g

Sigma 24-70 F2.8 DG DN Art24-70mmf/2.8835g

Samyang 14mm F2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical14mmf/2.8 552g

Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary18-50mmf/2.8 290g

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Sony Vario-Tessar T E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS16-70mmf/4.0 308g

The NEX-7 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• Wireless Yes
• HDMI Yes

Digital cameras which have NFC or Bluetooth compatibility are able to be used wirelessly with smartphones. You will be able to transfer files and oftentimes adjust settings with no need to connect physically with the camera.

Many apps also stream a Liveview and release the shutter if you are not close to the camera. If the camera provides a HDMI port, it can easily be connected to an external screen. Virtually all cameras enable you to charge the battery pack using the USB port.

The highest possible video resolution on the Sony NEX-7 is 1920 x 1080 and you can record in MPEG-4 and AVCHD file format. 1080p resolution can provide a good balance for video quality and file size but 1080p will not give you any room to downsample. Although the body has a microphone socket, it is missing a headphone socket which means that you won't have the capability to keep an eye on your audio levels.

Sony NEX-7 does not have environment proofing so rainy conditions might affect the camera.

The Sony NEX-7 has a 3 inch tilting screen having a resolution of 921 thousand dots.

Please note that the screen has no touch support.

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The View Finder details for Sony NEX-7 are as follows:

• ViewFinder Electronic
• ViewFinder Coverage 100%
• ViewFinder Magnification 0.73x

For sunny outdoor situations that make the camera displays washed out and difficult to see, viewfinders can be quite helpful.

Sony NEX-7 has the ability to shoot continuously at 10.0 fps. The highest shutter speed is 1/4000s.

Sony NEX-7 has both inbuilt flash as well as external flash support. The highest flash sync is 1/160s.

Sony NEX-7 has only Contrast Detect Auto Focus & does not have Phase Detect Auto Focus. Phase Detection autofocusing is more snappier & exact as compared to Contrast Detect autofocusing. The camera has Face detection which makes it useful for taking portraits of people.

It has 25 focus points to select from. Sony NEX-7 has the ability to use manual focus if needed for low light scenarios or you require more exact focus control.

The battery life (NPFW50) on the Sony NEX-7 is designed to last for 430 clicks with respect to the CIPA measurements making it higher than the usual for its class. The average Advanced Mirrorless camera battery life is 390. Sony A6600 comes with the best (810) battery life for this kind of cameras.

Underneath is a list of Advanced Mirrorless cameras with the strongest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Sony A6600
NEX-7 vs A6600810 yesyesyes

Sony A7c
NEX-7 vs A7c740 yesyesyes

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Fujifilm X-H2
NEX-7 vs Fujifilm X-H2680 yesnoyes

Canon R7
NEX-7 vs R7660 yesnoyes

Fujifilm X-H2S
NEX-7 vs Fujifilm X-H2S580 yesnoyes

The following graph presents a summary of the Sony NEX-7 for varying kinds of photography. To understand more, visit the specific paragraph underneath.

The Sony NEX-7 has a rating of 77 which is great, meaning that it is a wonderful pick to use for portraits. Shooting portrait images favors heavily to sensor size, RAW support in addition to the potential to work with external flash.

With a outstanding score of 76, the Sony NEX-7 is a superb fit to use in street photography. A very good street photography camera features a fine balance of image quality and portability.

A above average sports photography rating of 61 means the Sony NEX-7 is a fine fit for shooting sports. A camera should have very good autofocus plus shutter speeds for sports photography.

Size is super critical in choosing a camera for travel. Overall, the Sony NEX-7 gets a very good 70 for a travel camera which makes it a respectable option to buy for your travels.

For anyone looking to purchase a digital camera for landscape photographs, the most vital factor is going to be image quality. The Sony NEX-7 at it's above average score of 72 as a landscape camera is a very decent pick among it's rivals.

A camera for vlogging ought to come with a articulating screen, microphone port and ideally image stabilization. Considering every thing, the Sony NEX-7 is simply not appropriate as a vlog camera as it comes to a lousy score of 35.

If you are shopping for replacements to the NEX-7, here is a range of the highest scored cameras which fall under the family of Advanced Mirrorless.

The diagram underneath shows you a summary of the NEX-7 versus it's top scored competitors shown previously.

Here are a handful of other cameras you might check out as alternate options. To check out a extensive comparison, simply click on the "compare" link.