Canon SX230 HS vs Sony A6400

Lets look much closer at the Canon SX230 HS versus Sony A6400, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the SX230 HS (12MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the SX230 HS (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SX230 HS was unveiled 8 years before the A6400 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX230 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the SX230 HS matches up against the A6400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX230 HS & Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are available at Canon SX230 HS Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon SX230 HS comes with outer dimensions of 106mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs) and 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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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the SX230 HS versus the A6400.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the SX230 HS and A6400 is 91 and 83 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specifications. The visual underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX230 HS and A6400.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SX230 HS having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A6400 will provide greater detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older SX230 HS will be behind with regard to sensor tech.