Sony A7R II vs Sony WX300

Here is a detailed comparison of the Sony A7R II versus Sony WX300, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the A7R II (42MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the A7R II (Full frame) and WX300 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The A7R II was introduced 2 years later than the WX300 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the A7R II matches up versus the WX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7R II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are available at Sony A7R II Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A7R II has outside 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) while the Sony WX300 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the A7R II versus the WX300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R II and WX300 is 68 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing merely by looking at specifications. The photograph below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A7R II and WX300.

Plainly, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A7R II using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A7R II will resolve more detail using its extra 24 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The younger A7R II provides an advantage in sensor tech.