Sony A7 III vs Sony NEX-5

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A7 III vs Sony NEX-5, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the A7 III (24MP) and NEX-5 (14MP) and the A7 III (Full frame) and NEX-5 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The A7 III was launched 7 years after the NEX-5 which is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the A7 III scores vs the NEX-5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 III and Sony Alpha NEX-5. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7 III Gallery and Sony NEX-5 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A7 III provides physical dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5 has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the A7 III versus the NEX-5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A7 III and NEX-5 is 63 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by looking at specifications. The image underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7 III and NEX-5.

Plainly, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7 III because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7 III will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more recent A7 III provides a benefit in sensor tech.