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Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10

Portability
78
Imaging
73
Features
76
Overall
74
Sony Alpha A7R front
 
Sony ZV-E10 front
Portability
86
Imaging
70
Features
92
Overall
78

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Key Specs

Sony A7R
(Full Review)
  • 36MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 465g - 127 x 94 x 48mm
  • Released February 2014
  • Replacement is Sony A7R II
Sony ZV-E10
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Raise to 51200)
  • 3840 x 1920 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 343g - 115 x 64 x 45mm
  • Launched July 2021
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Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Overview

Lets examine more in depth at the Sony A7R versus Sony ZV-E10, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are offered by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A7R (36MP) and ZV-E10 (24MP) and the A7R (Full frame) and ZV-E10 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The A7R was revealed 8 years prior to the ZV-E10 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony ZV-E10 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summation of how the A7R matches up vs the ZV-E10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Sony A7R over the Sony ZV-E10

 A7R ZV-E10 
Screen resolution1230k920kSharper screen (+310k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony ZV-E10 over the Sony A7R

 ZV-E10 A7R 
LaunchedJuly 2021February 2014Newer by 90 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony A7R and Sony ZV-E10

 A7R ZV-E10 
Focus manually Very precise focus
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurements

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A7R comes with exterior dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 465 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Sony ZV-E10 has proportions of 115mm x 64mm x 45mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.8") having a weight of 343 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the A7R and the ZV-E10.

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7R and ZV-E10 is 78 and 86 respectively.

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 top view buttons comparison

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions merely by looking through technical specs. The pic below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the A7R and ZV-E10.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7R having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A7R will render more detail because of its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged A7R will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 sensor size comparison

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A7R as a Portrait photography camera
Sony ZV-E10 as a Portrait photography camera
83
focusing manually
sensor resolution is amazing (36 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
comes with face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
82
has manual focus
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
includes face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Sony A7R as a Street photography camera
Sony ZV-E10 as a Street photography camera
79
tilting screen
sensor size is big (Full frame)
delivers RAW formats
weather sealing
lighter than competition in class (465 grams)
very good ISO range (25,600)
no image stabilization
81
screen articulates fully
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
comes with touch to focus
good ISO range (32,000)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sony A7R as a Sports photography camera
Sony ZV-E10 as a Sports photography camera
61
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
sensor resolution is amazing (36MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
weather sealing
slow continuous shooting (4.0 fps)
no image stabilization
not so great battery life (340 CIPA)
lacks phase detect AF
76
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
includes tracking autofocus
great battery (440 per charge)
comes with phase detect AF
no image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Sony A7R Travel photography advice
Sony ZV-E10 Travel photography advice
69
lighter than competition in class (465g)
weather sealing
sensor resolution is amazing (36MP)
not so great battery life (340 CIPA)
does not have selfie friendly screen
88
great battery (440 CIPA)
has bluetooth
comes with touch to focus
megapixel count good (24MP)
selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A7R Landscape photography highlights
Sony ZV-E10 Landscape photography highlights
77
focusing manually
change lenses (Sony E mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
sensor resolution is amazing (36MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
doesnt have anti-alias filter
very good ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
weather sealing
no image stabilization
not so great battery life (340 per charge)
81
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is good (3")
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
good ISO range (32,000)
saves RAW formats
great battery (440 CIPA)
no image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A7R Vlogging advice
Sony ZV-E10 Vlogging advice
36
comes with face detect focusing
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has mic port
lighter than competition in class (465 grams)
does not have selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
81
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen
includes face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 1920 pixels)
does have external mic jack
no image stabilization
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Sony A7R vs Sony ZV-E10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A7R and Sony ZV-E10
 Sony Alpha A7RSony ZV-E10
General Information
Brand Name Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha A7R Sony ZV-E10
Category Pro Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Released 2014-02-13 2021-07-30
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Bionz X -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Full frame APS-C
Sensor dimensions 35.9 x 24mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 861.6mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 36MP 24MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 7360 x 4912 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 25600 32000
Max boosted ISO - 51200
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 25 425
Lens
Lens support Sony E Sony E
Amount of lenses 121 150
Focal length multiplier 1 1.5
Screen
Display type Tilting Fully Articulated
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 1,230 thousand dot 920 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology Xtra Fine LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 4.0 frames per second 11.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance no built-in flash no built-in flash
Flash settings no built-in flash no built-in flash
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync 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) 3840 x 1920 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 1920 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x1920
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, XAVC S, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 465 grams (1.03 lb) 343 grams (0.76 lb)
Dimensions 127 x 94 x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") 115 x 64 x 45mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.8")
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 photos 440 photos
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures)) Yes
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $1,898 $699