Sony A7c vs Sony W560

The following is a in-depth analysis of the Sony A7c and Sony W560, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and W560 (14MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and W560 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The A7c was manufactured 9 years after the W560 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W560 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A7c grades against the W560 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A7c and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7c Gallery and Sony W560 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A7c enjoys external measurements 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 W560 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Check out the Sony A7c and Sony W560 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the A7c against the W560.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the A7c and W560 is 78 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The image underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A7c and W560.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7c because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A7c will give you greater detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern A7c is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.