Sony A7 III vs Sony NEX-C3

The following is a in-depth review of the Sony A7 III and Sony NEX-C3, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the A7 III (24MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the A7 III (Full frame) and NEX-C3 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The A7 III was released 6 years after the NEX-C3 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A7 III scores versus the NEX-C3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 III & Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A7 III Gallery & Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A7 III comes with outer measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-C3 has measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the A7 III and the NEX-C3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7 III and NEX-C3 is 63 and 91 respectively.

Normally, its tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading specifications. The image underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A7 III and NEX-C3.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A7 III because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7 III will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger A7 III is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.