Sony A7R IV vs Sony W290

Lets examine more in depth at the Sony A7R IV and Sony W290, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the A7R IV (61MP) and W290 (12MP) and the A7R IV (Full frame) and W290 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The A7R IV was announced 10 years later than the W290 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7R IV being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the A7R IV scores against the W290 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7R IV & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The whole galleries are available at Sony A7R IV Gallery & Sony W290 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7R IV features outer measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 665 grams (1.47 lbs) whilst the Sony W290 has dimensions of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the A7R IV compared to the W290.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7R IV and W290 is 62 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizing just by checking out specs. The visual below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7R IV and W290.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A7R IV with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A7R IV will show more detail with its extra 49 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern A7R IV provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.