Sony A7R vs Sony WX150

Its time to look much closer at the Sony A7R and Sony WX150, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and WX150 (18MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and WX150 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The A7R was released 24 months after the WX150 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX150 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the A7R scores against the WX150 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150. The complete galleries are available at Sony A7R Gallery & Sony WX150 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A7R has got physical dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Sony WX150 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the A7R and the WX150.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7R and WX150 is 78 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading specs. The pic underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7R and WX150.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7R featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A7R will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 18MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern A7R provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.