Sony A7 vs Sony A77

Its time to take a closer look at the Sony A7 and Sony A77, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are designed by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A7 (24MP) and the A77 (24MP) is relatively well matched but the A7 (Full frame) and A77 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The A7 was launched 2 years later than the A77 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A7 scores vs the A77 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7 & Sony SLT-A77. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7 Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony A7 comes with outside dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs) while the Sony A77 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the A7 compared to the A77.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A7 and A77 is 78 and 59 respectively.

Generally, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The visual here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7 and A77.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses the exact same MP albeit different sensor measurements. The A7 has got the bigger sensor which is going to make obtaining bokeh simpler. The more recent A7 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.