Sony A9 II vs Sony W610

Below, we will be reviewing the Sony A9 II and Sony W610, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the A9 II (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the A9 II (Full frame) and W610 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The A9 II was launched 7 years later than the W610 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the A9 II scores against the W610 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha A9 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The complete galleries are available at Sony A9 II Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Sony A9 II comes with outside measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Sony W610 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") along with a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the A9 II against the W610.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A9 II and W610 is 62 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A9 II and W610.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A9 II because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A9 II will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher A9 II will have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.