Sony A7 II vs Sony W730

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A7 II and Sony W730, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the A7 II (24MP) and W730 (16MP) and the A7 II (Full frame) and W730 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The A7 II was announced 23 months later than the W730 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the A7 II matches up versus the W730 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The whole galleries are available at Sony A7 II Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A7 II has got outer dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) while the Sony W730 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the A7 II versus the W730.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A7 II and W730 is 69 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The photograph below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7 II and W730.

As you have seen, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7 II using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A7 II will resolve more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The fresher A7 II provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.