Sony A7S II vs Sony W830

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony A7S II vs Sony W830, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the A7S II (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the A7S II (Full frame) and W830 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S II was launched 22 months later than the W830 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the A7S II grades versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7S II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are available at Sony A7S II Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A7S II comes with outside measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs) while the Sony W830 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the A7S II vs the W830.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7S II and W830 is 68 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The graphic below may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the A7S II and W830.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7S II featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W830 will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics more aggressively. The newer A7S II should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.