Sony A7 vs Sony W650

Below is a in depth overview of the Sony A7 and Sony W650, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7 (24MP) and W650 (16MP) and the A7 (Full frame) and W650 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The A7 was manufactured 2 years later than the W650 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the A7 grades versus the W650 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7 provides physical measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs) while the Sony W650 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the A7 vs the W650.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7 and W650 is 78 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A7 and W650.

To sum up, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A7 will offer greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger A7 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.