Sony A7R II vs Sony QX1

Below is a detailed assessment of the Sony A7R II and Sony QX1, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Lens-style and they are both designed by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the A7R II (42MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the A7R II (Full frame) and QX1 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The A7R II was released 10 months later than the QX1 so they are both of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the A7R II grades against the QX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7R II & Sony Alpha QX1. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony A7R II Gallery & Sony QX1 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A7R II provides outer measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony QX1 has proportions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") and a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the A7R II vs the QX1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R II and QX1 is 68 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7R II and QX1.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7R II featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7R II will render greater detail as a result of its extra 22 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent A7R II provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.