Sony A7 vs Sony W610

Let's look a bit more closely at the Sony A7 versus Sony W610, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the A7 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A7 (Full frame) and W610 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The A7 was released 2 years after the W610 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the A7 scores vs the W610 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7 Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7 provides external dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs) and the Sony W610 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A7 versus Sony W610 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the A7 vs the W610.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7 and W610 is 78 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The picture here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7 and W610.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A7 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher A7 will have an edge in sensor tech.