Sony A7S vs Sony A7c

Its time to look more in depth at the Sony A7S vs Sony A7c, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are offered by Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and A7c (24MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor sizing (Full frame).

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The A7S was manufactured 7 years prior to the A7c which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the A7S grades versus the A7c in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7S and Sony Alpha A7c. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7S Gallery and Sony A7c Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7S has physical measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Sony A7c has dimensions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the A7S compared to the A7c.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7S and A7c is 77 and 78 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing specs. The pic here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the A7S and A7c.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You should expect the Sony A7c to render more detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged A7S will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.