Canon R7 vs Sony A7

Its time to look more closely at the Canon R7 and Sony A7, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the R7 (33MP) and A7 (24MP) and the R7 (APS-C) and A7 (Full frame) offer different sensor sizing.

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The R7 was unveiled 8 years after the A7 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the R7 matches up against the A7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS R7 and Sony Alpha A7. The full galleries are provided at Canon R7 Gallery and Sony A7 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon R7 provides outside measurements of 132mm x 90mm x 92mm (5.2" x 3.5" x 3.6") along with a weight of 612 grams (1.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 has proportions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs).

Look at the Canon R7 and Sony A7 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the R7 versus the A7.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the R7 and A7 is 64 and 78 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes just by reviewing specifications. The pic here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the R7 and A7.

Plainly, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The R7 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Canon R7 will deliver more detail having an extra 9MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent R7 provides an edge in sensor tech.