Nikon Z7 II vs Sony W830

On this page, we will be looking at the Nikon Z7 II and Sony W830, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Nikon and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the Z7 II (46MP) and W830 (20MP) and the Z7 II (Full frame) and W830 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The Z7 II was introduced 6 years later than the W830 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the Z7 II scores versus the W830 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z7 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The whole galleries are available at Nikon Z7 II Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon Z7 II comes with outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon Z7 II and Sony W830 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the Z7 II compared to the W830.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 II and W830 is 61 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor sizing simply by checking out specs. The photograph below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z7 II and W830.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Z7 II using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z7 II will show greater detail using its extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer Z7 II should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.