Size Does Matter?

I wish someone taught me this before I went out and bought my first Camera

My First Camera was the Sony A7IV and though it is an incredible Hybrid camera that captures both beautiful Images and Videos. Its physically larger than I expected it too be. I live in a small town that doesn’t have much to offer, so running to a camera store to test a camera in hands is not a luxury that I have. So when it came down to buying my first camera I went for the Sony A7IV, and straight out of the box it was beautiful. I did notice it had a little bit of weight too it but in the beginning I didn’t realize how much of an issue it would be, so for the next year I used it as my “A” camera for shooting ALL of my YouTube content. and I enjoyed it alot. Once I had some experience on me and I grew come confidence I wanted to take the camera out and about with me on my daily jog/walk around town, and then thats when the wieght and Size of the camera REALLY became a hassle.

See, when it comes to adapting a new habit and hobby you want as little resistance to that hobby as possible, James Clear write in Atomic Habits “The Best way to break a bad habit is to make it impractical to do. Increase the friction until you don’t even have the option to act” so the opposite must be true- decreasing the friction between you and the habit will make it more likely to stick. So the heavier it is the less likely you are to take it out on a shoot. If you want to make content creating a hobby then you need to make it as simple as possible.

The best pictures and videos are the ones that tell a story and capture a feeling. How are you going to capture the feeling of a scene and tell the story through composition and lighting if you are fumbling and fighting with the Camera itself, ya know, the thing you’re supposed to be using as a tool to capture the story in the first place. Cameras come in many Form factors but today well only focus on the 3 that should matter to you.

Credit: photoreview.com.au

Camera Size for you average consumer usually goes like this.
Full Frame, APS-C, and Compacts (also called Point and Shoot).

Full Frames are cameras that use a Full Sized Sensor to take pictures, meaning the pictures will come out sharper and much more detailed than ones taken with a smaller sensor, the bigger the sensor the more detail the camera can capture and (usually) the bigger the camera. So the smaller the camera’s sensor is, the lighter it will be. Meaning, you’ll have less resistance when it comes to wanting to take it out on little day trips. The end goal should be wanting to take the camera out with you every time you go out, the more often you shoot the better you’ll get.

It is worth noting that there are “Compact” sized cameras that are much smaller than full framed cameras that house the same FULL FRAME sensor such as the Sony A7C and A7C ii. An example is shown in the above picture.

So, YES! Size does matter, especially when it comes to wanting to take your camera out as often as possible, don’t fall for all the bells and whistles. If you have the option, try finding a camera store near you and test the cameras in person. You shoudn’t worry yourself with pixels and megapixels. you should only concern yourself with a camera that speaks to you. One that fits your specific needs.