Sony A7R vs Sony W810

Lets examine more closely at the Sony A7R and Sony W810, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and W810 (20MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and W810 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7R was introduced 2 months after the W810 so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W810 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the A7R grades vs the W810 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A7R Gallery & Sony W810 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A7R has got external measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) while the Sony W810 has proportions of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the A7R compared to the W810.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7R and W810 is 78 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reviewing a spec sheet. The image below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A7R and W810.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A7R with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A7R will offer you extra detail using its extra 16MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.