Samsung WB350F vs Sony A7R II

Its time to look closer at the Samsung WB350F and Sony A7R II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the WB350F (16MP) and A7R II (42MP) and the WB350F (1/2.3") and A7R II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The WB350F was brought out 17 months prior to the A7R II making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Samsung WB350F being a Compact camera and the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the WB350F grades versus the A7R II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Samsung WB350F & Sony Alpha A7R II. The entire galleries are available at Samsung WB350F Gallery & Sony A7R II Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Samsung WB350F offers outer dimensions of 114mm x 65mm x 25mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Sony A7R II has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the WB350F compared to the A7R II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the WB350F and A7R II is 90 and 68 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to see the contrast in sensor sizes purely by checking out specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the WB350F and A7R II.

All in all, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The WB350F because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7R II will provide more detail having its extra 26MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged WB350F will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.