Sony A7c vs Sony A77

Lets look much closer at the Sony A7c and Sony A77, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR and they are both manufactured by Sony. The image resolution of the A7c (24MP) and the A77 (24MP) is fairly well matched but the A7c (Full frame) and A77 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The A7c was unveiled 9 years later than the A77 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the A7c grades versus the A77 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha A7c & Sony SLT-A77. The full galleries are available at Sony A7c Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A7c offers 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) and the Sony A77 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the A7c and the A77.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A7c and A77 is 78 and 59 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the A7c and A77.

Plainly, both of those cameras have the same megapixel count but not the same sensor measurements. The A7c offers the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier. The more modern A7c will have a benefit in sensor innovation.