Samsung ST100 vs Sony A6400

Its time to take a deeper look at the Samsung ST100 and Sony A6400, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Samsung and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the ST100 (14MP) and A6400 (24MP) and the ST100 (1/2.3") and A6400 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The ST100 was announced 10 years prior to the A6400 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Samsung ST100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the ST100 matches up vs the A6400 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Samsung ST100 & Sony Alpha a6400. The whole galleries are available at Samsung ST100 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Samsung ST100 has exterior dimensions of 100mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A6400 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") having a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the ST100 vs the A6400.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ST100 and A6400 is 95 and 83 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ST100 and A6400.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ST100 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A6400 will give you greater detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older ST100 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.