Sony A7R II vs Sony TX5

Let's look much closer at the Sony A7R II vs Sony TX5, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the A7R II (42MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the A7R II (Full frame) and TX5 (1/2.4") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7R II was announced 5 years later than the TX5 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A7R II scores vs the TX5 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7R II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A7R II Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A7R II has got outside measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony TX5 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the A7R II versus the TX5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A7R II and TX5 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7R II and TX5.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7R II using its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A7R II will give more detail with its extra 32MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger A7R II is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.