Sony A7R vs Sony WX350
Portability
78 Imaging
74 Features
76 Overall
74
78 Imaging
74 Features
76 Overall
74
Portability
94 Imaging
43 Features
43 Overall
43
94 Imaging
43 Features
43 Overall
43
Sony A7R vs Sony WX350 Key Specs
Sony A7R
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 36MP - Full frame Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 100 - 25600
- No Anti-Alias Filter
- 1/8000s Max Shutter
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Sony E Mount
- 465g - 127 x 94 x 48mm
- Introduced February 2014
- Renewed by Sony A7R II
Sony WX350
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(Full Review)
- 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-500mm (F3.5-6.5) lens
- 164g - 96 x 55 x 26mm
- Launched February 2014
- Superseded the Sony WX300
- Successor is Sony WX500
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The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony A7R vs Sony WX350, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and WX350 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.
Photography GlossaryThe A7R was brought out within a month of the WX350 so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.
Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the A7R grades against the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
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Reasons to pick Sony A7R over the Sony WX350
| A7R | WX350 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manually focus |  | Dial accurate focusing | ||
| Screen type | Tilting |  | Fixed | Tilting screen |
| Screen resolution | 1230k |  | 460k | Sharper screen (+770k dot) |
Reasons to pick Sony WX350 over the Sony A7R
| WX350 | A7R |
|---|
Common features in the Sony A7R and Sony WX350
| A7R | WX350 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launched | February 2014 |  | February 2014 | Same age |
| Screen dimensions | 3" |  | 3" | Equal screen size |
| Selfie screen |  | Neither includes selfie screen | ||
| Touch friendly screen |  | Neither includes Touch friendly screen |
Sony A7R vs Sony WX350 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A7R features outer measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Sony WX350 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).
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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the A7R and the WX350.
Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7R and WX350 is 78 and 94 respectively.
Sony A7R vs Sony WX350 Sensor Comparison
Normally, its tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by seeing a spec sheet. The picture below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A7R and WX350.
Clearly, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7R because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh simpler and the Sony A7R will show extra detail having its extra 18MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.
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Portrait Comparison
Portrait photography with Sony A7R
Portrait photography with Sony WX350
manual focus
MP count excellent (36MP)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
offers face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
offers face detect focus
no manual focus
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sony A7R Street photography highlights
Sony WX350 Street photography highlights
tilting screen
sensor size is great (Full frame)
delivers RAW files
environment proofing
lighter than competitors in class (465g)
above average high ISO (25,600)
no image stabilization
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others (164g)
screen is fixed
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sony A7R Sports photography details
Sony WX350 Sports photography details
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
MP count excellent (36MP)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
environment proofing
continuous shooting slow (4.0 fps)
no image stabilization
not so great battery life (340 shots)
no phase detect AF
excellent zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18MP)
offers tracking focus
good battery (470 shots)
no shutter priority
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Sony A7R as a Travel photography camera
Sony WX350 as a Travel photography camera
lighter than competitors in class (465g)
environment proofing
MP count excellent (36 megapixels)
not so great battery life (340 CIPA)
screen isn't selfie friendly
good battery (470 CIPA)
lighter than others (164g)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
very long reach (500mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Sony A7R as a Landscape photography camera
Sony WX350 as a Landscape photography camera
manual focus
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is good (3")
MP count excellent (36 megapixels)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
no low pass filter
above average high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW files
environment proofing
no image stabilization
not so great battery life (340 shots)
pretty wide (25mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
good battery (470 per charge)
no manual focus
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW support
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging with Sony A7R
Vlogging with Sony WX350
offers face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
comes with microphone socket
lighter than competitors in class (465g)
screen isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
pretty wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than others (164 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
does not have mic support
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Sony A7R vs Sony WX350 Specifications
| Sony Alpha A7R | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Make | Sony | Sony |
| Model type | Sony Alpha A7R | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350 |
| Category | Pro Mirrorless | Small Sensor Superzoom |
| Introduced | 2014-02-13 | 2014-02-13 |
| Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | Bionz X | - |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Sensor size | Full frame | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor dimensions | 35.9 x 24mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor area | 861.6mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 36 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Full resolution | 7360 x 4912 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Max native ISO | 25600 | 12800 |
| Lowest native ISO | 100 | 80 |
| RAW format | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Manual focusing | ||
| Autofocus touch | ||
| Continuous autofocus | ||
| Autofocus single | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Autofocus selectice | ||
| Center weighted autofocus | ||
| Autofocus multi area | ||
| Live view autofocus | ||
| Face detection focus | ||
| Contract detection focus | ||
| Phase detection focus | ||
| Total focus points | 25 | - |
| Cross type focus points | - | - |
| Lens | ||
| Lens support | Sony E | fixed lens |
| Lens zoom range | - | 25-500mm (20.0x) |
| Maximal aperture | - | f/3.5-6.5 |
| Available lenses | 121 | - |
| Focal length multiplier | 1 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Screen type | Tilting | Fixed Type |
| Screen diagonal | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Screen resolution | 1,230k dots | 460k dots |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch screen | ||
| Screen technology | Xtra Fine LCD | - |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder | Electronic | None |
| Viewfinder resolution | 2,359k dots | - |
| Viewfinder coverage | 100 percent | - |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.71x | - |
| Features | ||
| Slowest shutter speed | 30 seconds | 4 seconds |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/8000 seconds | 1/1600 seconds |
| Continuous shooting rate | 4.0 frames per sec | 10.0 frames per sec |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manual mode | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
| Custom white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash distance | no built-in flash | 4.30 m |
| Flash options | no built-in flash | - |
| External flash | ||
| AE bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Maximum flash synchronize | 1/160 seconds | - |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment exposure | ||
| Average exposure | ||
| Spot exposure | ||
| Partial exposure | ||
| AF area exposure | ||
| Center weighted exposure | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) | VCHD: 28M PS(1,920x1,080/60p) / 24M FX(1,920x1,080/60i) / 17M FH(1,920x1,080/60i),MP4: 12M(1,440x1,080/30fps) / 3M VGA(640x480/30fps) |
| Max video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| Video format | MPEG-4, AVCHD | AVCHD |
| Mic support | ||
| Headphone support | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Built-In | Built-In |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environmental sealing | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | 465 gr (1.03 lb) | 164 gr (0.36 lb) |
| Physical dimensions | 127 x 94 x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") | 96 x 55 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around rating | 95 | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth rating | 25.6 | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | 14.1 | not tested |
| DXO Low light rating | 2746 | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 340 shots | 470 shots |
| Battery style | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery ID | NP-FW50 | NP-BX1 |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures)) | Yes (Off / 10sec. / 2sec. / portrait1 / portrait2) |
| Time lapse shooting | With downloadable app | |
| Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo | SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo |
| Card slots | 1 | 1 |
| Launch price | $1,898 | $270 |