Sony A7c vs Sony W730

Below, we will be matching up the Sony A7c versus Sony W730, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and W730 (16MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and W730 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizing.

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The A7c was launched 7 years later than the W730 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A7c matches up against the W730 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7c and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The complete galleries are provided at Sony A7c Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A7c comes with external dimensions of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Sony A7c versus Sony W730 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the A7c against the W730.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7c and W730 is 78 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A7c and W730.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7c due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Sony A7c will give extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A7c should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.