Sony A7S vs Sony WX300

Let's look more closely at the Sony A7S and Sony WX300, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the A7S (Full frame) and WX300 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The A7S was unveiled 14 months later than the WX300 making them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a brief summation of how the A7S grades against the WX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A7S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The full galleries are provided at Sony A7S Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Sony A7S offers outside dimensions 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 WX300 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the A7S compared to the WX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7S and WX300 is 77 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The photograph below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S and WX300.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7S with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony WX300 will show extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos way more aggressively. The more modern A7S provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.