Sony A7c vs Sony W530

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Sony A7c vs Sony W530, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are sold by Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and W530 (14MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and W530 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The A7c was manufactured 9 years later than the W530 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W530 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the A7c matches up vs the W530 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7c and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W530. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A7c Gallery and Sony W530 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Sony A7c provides exterior measurements of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) and the Sony W530 has specifications of 93mm x 53mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

See the Sony A7c vs Sony W530 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the A7c versus the W530.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the A7c and W530 is 78 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching specifications. The visual here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A7c and W530.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A7c featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony A7c will render more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent A7c should have a benefit in sensor tech.