Sony A7S II vs Sony WX220

The following is a thorough review of the Sony A7S II and Sony WX220, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both are designed by Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the A7S II (12MP) and WX220 (18MP) and the A7S II (Full frame) and WX220 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S II was revealed 21 months after the WX220 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A7S II scores vs the WX220 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7S II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A7S II Gallery & Sony WX220 Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A7S II comes with outer dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs) whilst the Sony WX220 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Compare the Sony A7S II and Sony WX220 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is a front view size comparison of the A7S II versus the WX220.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7S II and WX220 is 68 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to see the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking specifications. The pic below will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S II and WX220.

Plainly, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7S II using its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX220 will resolve more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The newer A7S II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.