Sony A7 vs Sony W370

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A7 and Sony W370, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the A7 (24MP) and W370 (14MP) and the A7 (Full frame) and W370 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The A7 was released 4 years later than the W370 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W370 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a quick overview of how the A7 matches up against the W370 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7 Gallery and Sony W370 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A7 offers external dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs) and the Sony W370 has measurements of 100mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the A7 against the W370.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7 and W370 is 78 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The graphic below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7 and W370.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A7 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger A7 will have a benefit in sensor innovation.