Sony A900 vs Sony NEX-7

Its time to look more closely at the Sony A900 and Sony NEX-7, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are produced by Sony. The image resolution of the A900 (25MP) and the NEX-7 (24MP) is very similar but the A900 (Full frame) and NEX-7 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The A900 was announced 4 years before the NEX-7 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the A900 matches up versus the NEX-7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A900 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Sony A900 enjoys physical dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) and the Sony NEX-7 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the A900 vs the NEX-7.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the A900 and NEX-7 is 54 and 84 respectively.

Usually, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading specs. The image here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A900 and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A900 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Sony A900 will deliver greater detail with its extra 1MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged A900 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.