Sony A7R II vs Sony W560

Let's look a little more closely at the Sony A7R II vs Sony W560, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Sony. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7R II (42MP) and W560 (14MP) and the A7R II (Full frame) and W560 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The A7R II was manufactured 4 years after the W560 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the A7R II scores vs the W560 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7R II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are available at Sony A7R II Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Sony A7R II offers outside dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony W560 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the A7R II vs the W560.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R II and W560 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through technical specs. The picture below will offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7R II and W560.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7R II featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A7R II will resolve greater detail due to its extra 28 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher A7R II should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.