Sony A9 vs Sony A700

Below is a extended assessment of the Sony A9 vs Sony A700, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR and both are created by Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the A9 (24MP) and A700 (12MP) and the A9 (Full frame) and A700 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The A9 was brought out 9 years later than the A700 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the A9 scores against the A700 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha A9 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A700. The entire galleries are available at Sony A9 Gallery and Sony A700 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Sony A9 enjoys physical measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 63mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.5") and a weight of 673 grams (1.48 lbs) while the Sony A700 has dimensions of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") having a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the A9 versus the A700.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A9 and A700 is 65 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through specifications. The graphic below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the A9 and A700.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A9 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony A9 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern A9 will have a benefit in sensor technology.