Sony A7c vs Sony W230

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A7c versus Sony W230, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and W230 (12MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and W230 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The A7c was announced 11 years later than the W230 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A7c matches up vs the W230 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A7c features physical dimensions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) while the Sony W230 has sizing of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A7c versus Sony W230 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the A7c and the W230.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A7c and W230 is 78 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The graphic here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7c and W230.

As you have seen, each of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7c with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A7c will resolve extra detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics more aggressively. The younger A7c provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.