Samsung TL225 vs Sony A7R II

Lets look a bit more closely at the Samsung TL225 versus Sony A7R II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the TL225 (12MP) and A7R II (42MP) and the TL225 (1/2.3") and A7R II (Full frame) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The TL225 was announced 6 years before the A7R II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Samsung TL225 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise view of how the TL225 matches up versus the A7R II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Samsung TL225 & Sony Alpha A7R II. The whole galleries are available at Samsung TL225 Gallery & Sony A7R II Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung TL225 features exterior measurements of 100mm x 60mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") along with a weight of 187 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Sony A7R II has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the TL225 versus the A7R II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the TL225 and A7R II is 94 and 68 respectively.

Usually, its tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the TL225 and A7R II.

As you have seen, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The TL225 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A7R II will resolve extra detail with its extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older TL225 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.