Sony A7S vs Sony WX9

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A7S and Sony WX9, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Sony. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the A7S (12MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the A7S (Full frame) and WX9 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The A7S was released 3 years later than the WX9 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the A7S scores against the WX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7S and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7S Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Sony A7S provides outside dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 489 grams (1.08 lbs) while the Sony WX9 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the A7S and the WX9.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the A7S and WX9 is 77 and 99 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7S and WX9.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A7S due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX9 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots far more aggressively. The more recent A7S should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.