Sony Alpha NEX-7

The Sony Alpha NEX-7 is a mirrorless camera launched on 12/13/2011.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha NEX-7 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 53 overall. The Sony Alpha NEX-7 weights 400 gr and spans 120 x 67 x 43 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Sony Alpha NEX-7 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 48, ranks in the category best 39%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha NEX-7 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 68, ranks among the worst 47% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 60, ranks among the worst 36% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 48% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-7 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 50% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-7 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-7 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 68% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-7 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 60, ranks in the best 65% of its category. Sony Alpha NEX-7 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha NEX-7 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 12.68 USD and 14.98 USD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Sony Alpha NEX-7 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.