Sony RX1R II vs Sony A65

Here is a extensive review of the Sony RX1R II and Sony A65, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are built by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the RX1R II (42MP) and A65 (24MP) and the RX1R II (Full frame) and A65 (APS-C) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The RX1R II was revealed 3 years later than the A65 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the RX1R II scores against the A65 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II & Sony SLT-A65. The full galleries are provided at Sony RX1R II Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony RX1R II comes with outside dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs) while the Sony A65 has sizing of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the RX1R II against the A65.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the RX1R II and A65 is 78 and 64 respectively.

Usually, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing just by checking specs. The visual here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the RX1R II and A65.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The RX1R II using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX1R II will resolve more detail because of its extra 18 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher RX1R II should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.