Sony A7c vs Sony W610

In this write-up, we are analyzing the Sony A7c versus Sony W610, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and W610 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The A7c was manufactured 8 years later than the W610 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the A7c scores against the W610 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A7c features external 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) while the Sony W610 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the A7c versus the W610.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7c and W610 is 78 and 97 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through technical specs. The visual here will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A7c and W610.

As you have seen, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7c because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A7c will resolve greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The younger A7c should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.