Sony A9 II vs Sony W690

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony A9 II versus Sony W690, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A9 II (24MP) and W690 (16MP) and the A9 II (Full frame) and W690 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The A9 II was released 7 years later than the W690 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the A9 II matches up versus the W690 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A9 Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The complete galleries are available at Sony A9 II Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A9 II provides outside measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony W690 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A9 II versus Sony W690 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the A9 II compared to the W690.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A9 II and W690 is 62 and 95 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The photograph below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A9 II and W690.

Clearly, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A9 II because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony A9 II will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger A9 II should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.