Sony A7c vs Sony A99 II

Its time to examine more closely at the Sony A7c and Sony A99 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and they are both sold by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and A99 II (42MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (Full frame).

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The A7c was released 4 years later than the A99 II and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the A7c matches up against the A99 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are available at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A7c provides outer measurements of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the A7c vs the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7c and A99 II is 78 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading specifications. The visual below should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7c and A99 II.

Plainly, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony A99 II to offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 18MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more modern A7c provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.