Panasonic L10 vs Sony A6400

Below is a complete review of the Panasonic L10 vs Sony A6400, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and A6400 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The L10 was announced 12 years prior to the A6400 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summary of how the L10 matches up vs the A6400 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Sony Alpha a6400. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 comes with outer measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") with a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) whilst the Sony A6400 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the L10 vs the A6400.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L10 and A6400 is 66 and 83 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing specifications. The photograph below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and A6400.

To sum up, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The L10 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Sony A6400 will provide extra detail with its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older L10 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.