Sony A7R II vs Sony HX10V

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Sony A7R II versus Sony HX10V, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7R II (42MP) and HX10V (18MP) and the A7R II (Full frame) and HX10V (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The A7R II was unveiled 3 years later than the HX10V and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the A7R II grades against the HX10V for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7R II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The full galleries are provided at Sony A7R II Gallery & Sony HX10V Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A7R II has got outer dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony HX10V has sizing of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the A7R II against the HX10V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7R II and HX10V is 68 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specs. The photograph below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7R II and HX10V.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7R II using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7R II will give you extra detail having an extra 24MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The fresher A7R II should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.