Sony A7 II vs Sony W710

Below is a extensive analysis of the Sony A7 II and Sony W710, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the A7 II (24MP) and W710 (16MP) and the A7 II (Full frame) and W710 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The A7 II was brought out 23 months later than the W710 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W710 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the A7 II scores versus the W710 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710. The entire galleries are available at Sony A7 II Gallery and Sony W710 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7 II comes with outside measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony W710 has dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the A7 II versus the W710.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the A7 II and W710 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Often, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading a spec sheet. The visual here may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A7 II and W710.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A7 II will offer more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger A7 II should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.