Sony A7c vs Sony HX90V

Lets look much closer at the Sony A7c vs Sony HX90V, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and HX90V (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The A7c was announced 5 years later than the HX90V and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the A7c matches up against the HX90V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7c and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The whole galleries are available at Sony A7c Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A7c has outer dimensions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony HX90V has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the A7c against the HX90V.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A7c and HX90V is 78 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A7c and HX90V.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7c using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A7c will resolve greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The newer A7c should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.