Sony A7c vs Sony WX10

On this page, we will be looking at the Sony A7c and Sony WX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and WX10 (16MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and WX10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The A7c was brought out 9 years later than the WX10 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX10 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the A7c scores versus the WX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX10. The entire galleries are available at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony WX10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A7c features outside measurements of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony WX10 has measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the A7c compared to the WX10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the A7c and WX10 is 78 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A7c and WX10.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A7c due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A7c will render more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern A7c is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.