Sony A7R III vs Sony QX1

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A7R III versus Sony QX1, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Lens-style and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7R III (42MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the A7R III (Full frame) and QX1 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The A7R III was unveiled 3 years later than the QX1 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7R III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A7R III grades versus the QX1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7R III and Sony Alpha QX1. The full galleries are provided at Sony A7R III Gallery and Sony QX1 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A7R III offers external dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 657 grams (1.45 lbs) whilst the Sony QX1 has proportions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") along with a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the A7R III against the QX1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R III and QX1 is 63 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The visual here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7R III and QX1.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7R III having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony A7R III will resolve more detail having an extra 22 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The newer A7R III provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.