Samsung MV800 vs Sony A6400

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Samsung MV800 versus Sony A6400, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Samsung and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the MV800 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the MV800 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The MV800 was brought out 8 years earlier than the A6400 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Samsung MV800 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the MV800 matches up vs the A6400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung MV800 and Sony Alpha a6400. The entire galleries are viewable at Samsung MV800 Gallery and Sony A6400 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Samsung MV800 features external dimensions of 92mm x 56mm x 10mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.4") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A6400 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") having a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

Analyze the Samsung MV800 versus Sony A6400 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the MV800 and the A6400.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the MV800 and A6400 is 97 and 83 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the MV800 and A6400.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The MV800 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6400 will provide you with greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older MV800 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.