Sony A7R vs Sony RX100 VII

Here is a in depth assessment of the Sony A7R vs Sony RX100 VII, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both created by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and RX100 VII (1") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7R was announced 6 years before the RX100 VII and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the A7R scores against the RX100 VII in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are available at Sony A7R Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A7R features physical dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the A7R and the RX100 VII.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R and RX100 VII is 78 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at specifications. The visual below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7R and RX100 VII.

Plainly, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A7R using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A7R will give greater detail with its extra 16 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older A7R is going to be behind in sensor innovation.