Sony A7 vs Sony WX50

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony A7 and Sony WX50, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the A7 (24MP) and WX50 (16MP) and the A7 (Full frame) and WX50 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The A7 was brought out 2 years later than the WX50 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the A7 grades vs the WX50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7 Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7 enjoys outside 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 WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the A7 and the WX50.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the A7 and WX50 is 78 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The photograph here may provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7 and WX50.

To sum up, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A7 will provide greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The newer A7 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.