Canon T7 vs Sony A7 IV

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon T7 and Sony A7 IV, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the T7 (24MP) and A7 IV (33MP) and the T7 (APS-C) and A7 IV (Full frame) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The T7 was announced 4 years before the A7 IV and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon T7 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A7 IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summation of how the T7 scores vs the A7 IV when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS Rebel T7 and Sony Alpha A7 IV. The whole galleries are provided at Canon T7 Gallery and Sony A7 IV Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon T7 has outside measurements of 129mm x 101mm x 78mm (5.1" x 4.0" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 475 grams (1.05 lbs) and the Sony A7 IV has sizing of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs).

Check out the Canon T7 and Sony A7 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the T7 vs the A7 IV.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the T7 and A7 IV is 68 and 61 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by checking specifications. The graphic underneath should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the T7 and A7 IV.

Plainly, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The T7 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A7 IV will give greater detail with its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older T7 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.