Sony A77 vs Sony ZV-1

Its time to look much closer at the Sony A77 and Sony ZV-1, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the A77 (24MP) and the ZV-1 (20MP) is relatively similar but the A77 (APS-C) and ZV-1 (1") have different sensor sizes.

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The A77 was announced 9 years earlier than the ZV-1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A77 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the A77 matches up against the ZV-1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony SLT-A77 & Sony ZV-1. The whole galleries are available at Sony A77 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Sony A77 offers exterior dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 732 grams (1.61 lbs) while the Sony ZV-1 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the A77 against the ZV-1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A77 and ZV-1 is 59 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over specs. The photograph below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the A77 and ZV-1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A77 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A77 will offer greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older A77 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.