Nikon D70 vs Sony A7 II

Its time to look much closer at the Nikon D70 and Sony A7 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Nikon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the D70 (6MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the D70 (APS-C) and A7 II (Full frame) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The D70 was brought out 11 years prior to the A7 II and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Nikon D70 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the D70 scores versus the A7 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D70 & Sony Alpha A7 II. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon D70 Gallery & Sony A7 II Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon D70 has external dimensions of 140mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.5" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 679 grams (1.50 lbs) while the Sony A7 II has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the D70 compared to the A7 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D70 and A7 II is 61 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the D70 and A7 II.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The D70 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7 II will offer you more detail having its extra 18MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older D70 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.