Panasonic ZS25 vs Sony A6400

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic ZS25 and Sony A6400, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the ZS25 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the ZS25 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The ZS25 was revealed 7 years earlier than the A6400 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the ZS25 matches up against the A6400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25 and Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are available at Panasonic ZS25 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS25 comes with outer measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic ZS25 and Sony A6400 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS25 and the A6400.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the ZS25 and A6400 is 93 and 83 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading through specs. The graphic below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS25 and A6400.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The ZS25 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6400 will give you more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older ZS25 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.