Panasonic G10 vs Sony A6400

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic G10 and Sony A6400, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and A6400 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The G10 was manufactured 9 years earlier than the A6400 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the G10 matches up versus the A6400 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 and Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic G10 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic G10 enjoys external measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") along with a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony A6400 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic G10 and Sony A6400 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the G10 versus the A6400.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the G10 and A6400 is 72 and 83 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reviewing specs. The photograph here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the G10 and A6400.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6400 will offer you more detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older G10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.