Sony A7S vs Sony RX100 V

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony A7S versus Sony RX100 V, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and RX100 V (20MP) and the A7S (Full frame) and RX100 V (1") possess different sensor sizes.

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The A7S was brought out 3 years prior to the RX100 V which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 V being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the A7S scores vs the RX100 V for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7S Gallery & Sony RX100 V Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and size. The Sony A7S has got external dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the A7S and the RX100 V.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7S and RX100 V is 77 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading specs. The pic below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S and RX100 V.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A7S due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Sony RX100 V will deliver extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged A7S is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.