Sony A9 II vs Sony A77

Here is a extended comparison of the Sony A9 II and Sony A77, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are built by Sony. The sensor resolution of the A9 II (24MP) and the A77 (24MP) is pretty well matched but the A9 II (Full frame) and A77 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The A9 II was announced 8 years later than the A77 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A9 II matches up versus the A77 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha A9 Mark II & Sony SLT-A77. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A9 II Gallery & Sony A77 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Sony A9 II enjoys physical measurements of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Sony A77 has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the A9 II vs the A77.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A9 II and A77 is 62 and 59 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The photograph below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A9 II and A77.

Plainly, both the cameras posses the exact same resolution albeit not the same sensor sizing. The A9 II has got the bigger sensor which should make obtaining shallow DOF simpler. The more recent A9 II will have an edge in sensor tech.