Sony A7R vs Sony RX100 V

Here, we are contrasting the Sony A7R versus Sony RX100 V, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and RX100 V (1") posses different sensor sizes.

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The A7R was brought out 3 years prior to the RX100 V and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a short summary of how the A7R matches up vs the RX100 V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7R Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A7R has external measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Sony RX100 V has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the A7R versus the RX100 V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the A7R and RX100 V is 78 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A7R and RX100 V.

Clearly, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7R featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony A7R will provide you with more detail having its extra 16MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older A7R will be behind in sensor innovation.