Sony A7 III vs Sony S980

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony A7 III vs Sony S980, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A7 III (24MP) and S980 (12MP) and the A7 III (Full frame) and S980 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The A7 III was unveiled 9 years later than the S980 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a quick view of how the A7 III grades against the S980 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 III and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A7 III Gallery and Sony S980 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7 III offers outside dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) whilst the Sony S980 has dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

See the Sony A7 III vs Sony S980 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the A7 III versus the S980.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7 III and S980 is 63 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7 III and S980.

All in all, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7 III using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony A7 III will give extra detail having an extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos far more aggressively. The more modern A7 III should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.