Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Leica CL and Sony A7c side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Leica CL has external dimensions of 131 x 78 x 45 mm (5.16 x 3.07 x 1.77″) and weighs 403 g (0.89 lb / 14.22 oz) (including batteries). Sony A7c has external dimensions of 124 x 71 x 60 mm (4.88 x 2.8 x 2.36″) and weighs 509 g (1.12 lb / 17.95 oz) (including batteries).
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Leica CL and Sony A7c. Sony A7c is 7mm narrower and 7mm shorter than Leica CL but it is also 15mm thicker.
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Comparison image of Leica CL and Sony A7c Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View
Here is the back view size comparison of Leica CL and Sony A7c.
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Comparison image of Leica CL and Sony A7c Size and Weight - Back View
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Leica CL and Sony A7c.
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Top View Comparison image of Leica CL and Sony A7c Size
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Leica CL is significantly lighter (106g ) than the Sony A7c which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Sony A7c has a Full frame sensor and Leica CL has a smaller APS-C sensor, Leica CL's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Sony A7c lenses.
Weight Comparison
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Thickness Comparison
Mirrorless Cameras
Weather Sealing
Thanks to the weather sealed body of A7c, you can use this camera with more confidence under conditions where there is risk of exposure to water and dust compared to CL.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Leica CL and Sony A7c's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".
Both Leica CL and Sony A7c have 24.0 MP resolution sensors but Leica CL's sensor is APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm ) and Sony A7c's sensor is Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm ).
Since Sony A7c's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Leica CL.
Below you can see the CL and A7c sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Leica CL and Sony A7c Cameras
As seen above, Sony A7c has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Leica CL. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Sony A7c has an advantage over Leica CL There are 122 lenses for Sony A7c's Sony E mount, on the other hand there are only 31 lenses for Leica CL's Leica L lens mount.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Sony A7c has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. CL's built-in Image stabilization system is effective to compnesate vibration up to 5.0-stops according to CIPA standards.4 lenses for Leica L mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.
| Lens Type |
# of Leica CL Lenses |
# of Sony A7c Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
4 |
11 (8 Full Frame) |
| Standard Prime |
8 |
18 (9 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Zoom |
3 |
7 (6 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Prime |
7 |
39 (23 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Zoom |
3 |
9 (7 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Prime |
5 |
18 (14 Full Frame) |
| SuperZoom |
n/a |
8 (1 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
n/a |
2 (0 Full Frame) |
| Macro Prime |
1 |
8 (7 Full Frame) |
| Perspective Control Prime |
n/a |
2 (2 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
n/a |
n/a |
| TOTAL |
31 |
122 (77 Full Frame) |
In this section, we rank and compare Leica CL and Sony A7c for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Leica CL for Portrait Photography
Sony A7c for Portrait Photography
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details
Leica CL for Street Photography
Sony A7c for Street Photography
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
Read the details
Leica CL for Sports Photography
Sony A7c for Sports Photography
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
49 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Environmental Sealings
Poor Battery Life: 220 shots
Read the details
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
693 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 740 shots
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details
Leica CL for Daily Photography
Sony A7c for Daily Photography
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Medium size Body
403g
Body Thickness 45mm
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
509g
Body Thickness 60mm
Read the details
Leica CL for Landscape Photography
Sony A7c for Landscape Photography
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Live-view
No Environmental Sealings
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Leica CL and Sony A7c, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Leica CL and Sony A7c scores compare:
Leica CL
Ranked
#66 out of 126 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#316 out of 1218 in all Cameras
Sony A7c
Ranked
#2 out of 126 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#25 out of 1218 in all Cameras
Sony A7c is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Leica CL in all criteria except one: Portability.
If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Leica CL. Otherwise, Sony A7c is the better camera overall.
| General |
Leica CL |
Sony Alpha A7c |
| Brand |
Leica |
Sony |
| Announced |
2017-11-21 |
2020-09-14 |
| Body Type |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
BSI-CMOS |
| Size |
APS-C |
Full frame |
| Dimensions |
23.6 x 15.7 mm |
35.8 x 23.8 mm |
| Area |
370.52mm2 |
852.04mm2 |
| Megapixels |
24 megapixels |
24 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
6014 x 4014 |
6000 x 4000 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
50,000 ISO |
51,200 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
204800 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
50 ISO |
| RAW Support |
|
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
|
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| AF Single |
|
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| AF Tracking |
|
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| AF Selective |
|
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| AF Center |
|
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| AF Multi Area |
|
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| AF Live View |
|
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| AF Face Detection |
|
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| AF Contrast Detection |
|
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| AF Phase Detection |
|
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| Number of Focus Points |
49 |
693 |
Lens |
|
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| Manual Focus |
|
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| Lens Mount |
Leica L |
Sony E |
| Number of Available Lenses |
31 |
122 |
Screen |
|
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Fully articulated |
| Size |
3" |
3 |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
922k dots |
| Touch Screen |
|
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Viewfinder |
|
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
2,360k dots |
2,360k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.74x |
0.59x |
Photography Features |
|
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| Max Mechanical Shutter |
1/8000s |
1/4000s |
| Max Electronic Shutter |
1/25000s |
1/8000s |
| Shutter Priority |
|
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| Aperture Priority |
|
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
|
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| Custom White Balance |
|
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| Image Stabilization |
No |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
|
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| External Flash |
|
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| Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
10.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
|
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| Average |
|
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| Spot |
|
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| Partial |
|
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| AF-Area |
|
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| Center Weighted |
|
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| AE Bracketing |
|
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| WB Bracketing |
|
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Video Features |
|
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| Max Video Resolution |
3840 x 2160 |
3840 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
MPEG-4, XAVC S, H.264 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
|
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Physical |
|
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| Environmental Sealing |
|
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| Weight |
403g |
509g |
| Dimensions |
131 x 78 x 45mm |
124 x 71 x 60mm |
| Battery Life |
220 shots |
740 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
|
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| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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Report a correction |
Report a correction |