Sony A7 vs Sony A6300

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A7 and Sony A6300, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are created by Sony. The resolution of the A7 (24MP) and the A6300 (24MP) is fairly similar but the A7 (Full frame) and A6300 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A7 was introduced 24 months before the A6300 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A7 grades against the A6300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 & Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A7 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A7 has physical dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the A7 compared to the A6300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A7 and A6300 is 78 and 83 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions just by reviewing technical specs. The image underneath should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A7 and A6300.

As you have seen, both of the cameras offer the same exact resolution but different sensor dimensions. The A7 offers the larger sensor which is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler. The more aged A7 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.