Sony A7R vs Sony A580

Here, we are looking at the Sony A7R and Sony A580, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are created by Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and A580 (16MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and A580 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7R was brought out 2 years after the A580 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the A7R matches up versus the A580 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7R & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7R Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A7R has got outer measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Sony A580 has sizing of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A7R and Sony A580 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the A7R against the A580.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R and A580 is 78 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The image underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the A7R and A580.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7R due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A7R will render more detail having its extra 20 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more modern A7R is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.