Nikon D40X vs Sony A6000

Below, we will be looking at the Nikon D40X versus Sony A6000, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D40X (10MP) and A6000 (24MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (APS-C).

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The D40X was unveiled 8 years before the A6000 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D40X being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the D40X scores versus the A6000 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon D40X provides outside dimensions of 124mm x 94mm x 64mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.5") having a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs) whilst the Sony A6000 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the D40X vs the A6000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the D40X and A6000 is 71 and 85 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by researching technical specs. The image here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the D40X and A6000.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Sony A6000 to render more detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged D40X will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.