Samsung HZ10W vs Sony A7c

Below, we are looking at the Samsung HZ10W vs Sony A7c, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Samsung and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the HZ10W (10MP) and A7c (24MP) and the HZ10W (1/2.3") and A7c (Full frame) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The HZ10W was manufactured 12 years before the A7c and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Samsung HZ10W being a Compact camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the HZ10W matches up against the A7c in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung HZ10W & Sony Alpha A7c. The entire galleries are available at Samsung HZ10W Gallery & Sony A7c Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung HZ10W provides outer measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") having a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony A7c has specifications of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose during that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the HZ10W against the A7c.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the HZ10W and A7c is 90 and 78 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The graphic below might give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the HZ10W and A7c.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The HZ10W due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A7c will give greater detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older HZ10W is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.