Samsung WB250F vs Sony A7R

Lets take a deeper look at the Samsung WB250F versus Sony A7R, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the WB250F (14MP) and A7R (36MP) and the WB250F (1/2.3") and A7R (Full frame) offer different sensor size.

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The WB250F was unveiled 13 months prior to the A7R making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Samsung WB250F being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the WB250F grades vs the A7R in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung WB250F & Sony Alpha A7R. The full galleries are provided at Samsung WB250F Gallery & Sony A7R Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Samsung WB250F enjoys exterior dimensions of 106mm x 62mm x 22mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A7R has specifications of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the WB250F vs the A7R.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the WB250F and A7R is 93 and 78 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing only by reading through specifications. The visual below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the WB250F and A7R.

To sum up, the 2 cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The WB250F with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A7R will resolve more detail having an extra 22 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older WB250F is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.