Canon 40D vs Sony A6400

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon 40D vs Sony A6400, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Canon and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the 40D (10MP) and A6400 (24MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (APS-C).

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The 40D was manufactured 12 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon 40D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summary of how the 40D matches up versus the A6400 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 40D and Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are provided at Canon 40D Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon 40D has got physical measurements of 146mm x 108mm x 74mm (5.7" x 4.3" x 2.9") with a weight of 822 grams (1.81 lbs) whilst the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the 40D versus the A6400.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the 40D and A6400 is 57 and 83 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The visual underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 40D and A6400.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Sony A6400 to deliver greater detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older 40D is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.