Sony A7 II vs Sony W690

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony A7 II vs Sony W690, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7 II (24MP) and W690 (16MP) and the A7 II (Full frame) and W690 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The A7 II was unveiled 2 years later than the W690 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A7 II matches up versus the W690 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A7 II Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony A7 II enjoys external dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Sony W690 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the A7 II vs the W690.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7 II and W690 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through specifications. The visual underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7 II and W690.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A7 II using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7 II will give more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent A7 II is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.