Sony A7 II vs Sony NEX-3N

Below is a extended comparison of the Sony A7 II vs Sony NEX-3N, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are built by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the A7 II (24MP) and NEX-3N (16MP) and the A7 II (Full frame) and NEX-3N (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The A7 II was announced 22 months later than the NEX-3N making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-3N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the A7 II grades versus the NEX-3N when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7 II and Sony Alpha NEX-3N. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A7 II Gallery and Sony NEX-3N Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A7 II has physical dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-3N has measurements of 110mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the A7 II against the NEX-3N.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7 II and NEX-3N is 69 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7 II and NEX-3N.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7 II having a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A7 II will provide extra detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer A7 II will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.