--- description: Find out why Sony a7C is one of the best inventions of 2020. title: Sony a7C: The 100 Best Inventions of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f271c1fdf3b7b/698a1449457a52793dd649cd/best-inventions-of-2020-Sony-a7c-4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 19, 2020 # A High-Impact Camera Sony a7C by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy Today’s smartphones are getting pretty good at taking pictures, but they’re still limited by the laws of physics. Better pictures typically require a bigger sensor, and there’s only so much room in a phone. Unfortunately, cameras with big sensors tend to be pretty big themselves, making them inconvenient for everyday use. Not so with the [Sony](https://www.sony.com/ "undefined") a7C, one of the smallest and lightest mirrorless cameras equipped with what’s called a full-frame sensor—which is to say, a nice big one that can take really high-resolution pictures. Unlike most full-frame cameras, the a7C (starting at $1,799, body only) is small enough to drop in your bag for family outings, vacations or just daily photography and videography. _—Alex Fitzpatrick_ **Buy now**: [Sony a7c](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HVXJZYY/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=time-books-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B08HVXJZYY&linkId=51c10d9b3b39208ca0d6164afcee1715 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911337/sony-a7c/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911337/sony-a7c/"},"headline":"A High-Impact Camera","datePublished":"2020-11-19T01:32:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:45:37.865Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911337/sony-a7c/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2020"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f271c1fdf3b7b/698a1449457a52793dd649cd/best-inventions-of-2020-Sony-a7c-4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt445f271c1fdf3b7b/698a1449457a52793dd649cd/best-inventions-of-2020-Sony-a7c-4.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2020/5911337/sony-a7c/","name":"A High-Impact Camera"}}]}] ```