Sony A7c vs Sony A900

Below is a thorough review of the Sony A7c vs Sony A900, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and they are both offered by Sony. The image resolution of the A7c (24MP) and the A900 (25MP) is relatively close and they use the same exact sensor size (Full frame).

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The A7c was manufactured 12 years later than the A900 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the A7c matches up vs the A900 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The entire galleries are available at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony A900 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7c provides outer dimensions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") having a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony A900 has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the A7c compared to the A900.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A7c and A900 is 78 and 54 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7c and A900.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony A900 to render greater detail due to its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more modern A7c is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.