Sony A7R II vs Sony A100

Let's look much closer at the Sony A7R II versus Sony A100, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the A7R II (42MP) and A100 (10MP) and the A7R II (Full frame) and A100 (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The A7R II was manufactured 8 years later than the A100 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief overview of how the A7R II scores versus the A100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7R II and Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7R II Gallery and Sony A100 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7R II enjoys external dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony A100 has dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the A7R II vs the A100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A7R II and A100 is 68 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The visual underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7R II and A100.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7R II because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A7R II will result in more detail due to its extra 32MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern A7R II provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.