Sony A7S II vs Sony A290

Let's look more closely at the Sony A7S II vs Sony A290, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and they are both designed by Sony. The image resolution of the A7S II (12MP) and the A290 (14MP) is relatively comparable but the A7S II (Full frame) and A290 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S II was manufactured 5 years later than the A290 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A290 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the A7S II matches up vs the A290 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7S II & Sony Alpha DSLR-A290. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7S II Gallery & Sony A290 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Sony A7S II comes with outside measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony A290 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the A7S II and the A290.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7S II and A290 is 68 and 66 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor sizing purely by checking out a spec sheet. The photograph here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7S II and A290.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A7S II because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony A290 will produce greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern A7S II is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.