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Canon M10 vs Sony A6400

Portability
88
Imaging
62
Features
70
Overall
65
Canon EOS M10 front
 
Sony Alpha a6400 front
Portability
83
Imaging
70
Features
88
Overall
77

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Key Specs

Canon M10
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF-M Mount
  • 301g - 108 x 67 x 35mm
  • Introduced October 2015
  • Later Model is Canon M100
Sony A6400
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Expand to 102400)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 403g - 120 x 67 x 50mm
  • Revealed January 2019
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Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Overview

Lets look much closer at the Canon M10 and Sony A6400, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the M10 (18MP) and A6400 (24MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The M10 was revealed 4 years before the A6400 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short overview of how the M10 matches up vs the A6400 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon M10 over the Sony A6400

 M10 A6400 
Screen resolution1040k922kClearer screen (+118k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony A6400 over the Canon M10

 A6400 M10 
RevealedJanuary 2019October 2015More recent by 39 months

Common features in the Canon M10 and Sony A6400

 M10 A6400 
Manually focus More precise focus
Screen typeTiltingTiltingTilting screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen dimensions
Selfie screen Both are selfie friendly
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon M10 offers physical dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") and a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the M10 compared to the A6400.

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the M10 and A6400 is 88 and 83 respectively.

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 top view buttons comparison

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it can be tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the M10 and A6400.

Clearly, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You should expect the Sony A6400 to result in greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The older M10 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 sensor size comparison

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon M10 Portrait photography details
Sony A6400 Portrait photography details
70
focusing manually
megapixel count decent (18MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
includes face detection focus
exports RAW formats
no external flash support
82
has manual focus
good MP (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides face detection autofocus
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon M10
Street photography with Sony A6400
79
tilting screen
good sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
provides focus by touch
lack of image stabilization
81
screen tilts
sensor size is good (APS-C)
saves RAW formats
comes with focus via touch
environment sealing
very good high ISO (32,000)
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon M10
Sports photography with Sony A6400
59
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
includes tracking autofocus
comes with phase detect auto focus
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.6 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (255 shots)
76
good MP (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides tracking autofocus
environment sealing
comes with phase detect autofocus
does not have image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Canon M10 as a Travel photography camera
Sony A6400 as a Travel photography camera
74
provides focus by touch
megapixel count decent (18MP)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
missing Time Lapse recording
terrible battery power (255 shots)
87
environment sealing
connects via bluetooth
comes with focus via touch
good MP (24MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Canon M10 Landscape photography information
Sony A6400 Landscape photography information
66
focusing manually
change lenses (Canon EF-M mount)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (255 shots)
missing Time Lapse recording
80
has manual focus
switch lenses (Sony E mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
good MP (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
very good high ISO (32,000)
saves RAW formats
environment sealing
does not have image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon M10
Vlogging with Sony A6400
74
screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen functionality
includes face detection focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lack of image stabilization
missing external mic jack
80
selfie friendly screen
screen is touchscreen
provides face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
does have external microphone port
does not have image stabilization
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Canon M10 vs Sony A6400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon M10 and Sony A6400
 Canon EOS M10Sony Alpha a6400
General Information
Company Canon Sony
Model type Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha a6400
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2015-10-12 2019-01-15
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip DIGIC 6 Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor measurements 22.3 x 14.9mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor area 332.3mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 24MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 5184 x 3456 6000 x 4000
Maximum native ISO 12800 32000
Maximum boosted ISO 25600 102400
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 49 425
Lens
Lens mount type Canon EF-M Sony E
Amount of lenses 23 121
Focal length multiplier 1.6 1.5
Screen
Display type Tilting Tilting
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 1,040k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed 4.6 frames per second 11.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.00 m (at ISO 100) 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash options Auto, on, off, slow synchro Off, auto, on, slow sync, rear sync, redeye reduction, wireless, hi-speed sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC-S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 301g (0.66 lb) 403g (0.89 lb)
Physical dimensions 108 x 67 x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") 120 x 67 x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 65 83
DXO Color Depth rating 22.0 24.0
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.0 13.6
DXO Low light rating 753 1431
Other
Battery life 255 images 410 images
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LP-E12 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom) Yes
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick DUO (UHS-I compliant)
Storage slots One One
Retail cost $599 $898