Sony A7S vs Sony WX500

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A7S vs Sony WX500, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the A7S (Full frame) and WX500 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The A7S was announced 12 months before the WX500 which means that they are both of a similar age. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A7S grades vs the WX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The whole galleries are available at Sony A7S Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A7S features physical dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A7S vs Sony WX500 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the A7S versus the WX500.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7S and WX500 is 77 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S and WX500.

As you have seen, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7S using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX500 will resolve greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The older A7S is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.