Sony A7c vs Sony WX9

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Sony A7c and Sony WX9, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the A7c (24MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the A7c (Full frame) and WX9 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The A7c was manufactured 9 years after the WX9 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the A7c grades versus the WX9 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7c has got outside 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) and the Sony WX9 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the A7c versus the WX9.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A7c and WX9 is 78 and 99 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A7c and WX9.

Clearly, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A7c because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A7c will show more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The more recent A7c is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.