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Sony A580 vs Sony A6400

Portability
64
Imaging
56
Features
82
Overall
66
Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 front
 
Sony Alpha a6400 front
Portability
83
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Key Specs

Sony A580
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 599g - 137 x 104 x 84mm
  • Released May 2011
  • Succeeded the Sony A100
Sony A6400
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 32000 (Expand to 102400)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 403g - 120 x 67 x 50mm
  • Announced January 2019
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Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Overview

Below, we will be evaluating the Sony A580 versus Sony A6400, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are sold by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the A580 (16MP) and A6400 (24MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The A580 was revealed 8 years earlier than the A6400 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the A580 scores vs the A6400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Sony A580 over the Sony A6400

 A580 A6400 

Reasons to pick Sony A6400 over the Sony A580

 A6400 A580 
AnnouncedJanuary 2019May 2011More recent by 93 months
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Sony A580 and Sony A6400

 A580 A6400 
Manually focus More precise focus
Screen typeTiltingTiltingTilting screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen size
Screen resolution922k922kEqual screen resolution

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A580 enjoys outside dimensions of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") and a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs) and 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).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the A580 versus the A6400.

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A580 and A6400 is 64 and 83 respectively.

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 top view buttons comparison

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Sensor Comparison

Generally, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A580 and A6400.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony A6400 to give more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older A580 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 sensor size comparison

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A580 Portrait photography information
Sony A6400 Portrait photography information
73
you can focus manually
decent MP (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
includes face detect autofocus
exports RAW formats
81
you can focus manually
megapixel count decent (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
features face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
Photography Glossary

Street Comparison

Sony A580 as a Street photography camera
Sony A6400 as a Street photography camera
75
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based)
good sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
81
screen tilts up and down
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
provides touch to focus
environment sealing
very good ISO range (32,000)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sony A580 Sports photography factors
Sony A6400 Sports photography factors
78
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (16MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
includes tracking focus
good battery power (1,050 per charge)
supports phase detect autofocus
76
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
features tracking autofocus
environment sealing
comes with phase detect autofocus
no image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Sony A580 Travel photography features
Sony A6400 Travel photography features
60
good battery power (1,050 per charge)
decent MP (16MP)
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
87
environment sealing
has bluetooth
provides touch to focus
megapixel count decent (24MP)
has built in flash
selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A580 Landscape photography factors
Sony A6400 Landscape photography factors
73
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (16MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
good battery power (1,050 CIPA)
has double storage slots
lack of Time Lapse function
80
you can focus manually
change lenses (Sony E mount)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
megapixel count decent (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
very good ISO range (32,000)
delivers RAW files
environment sealing
no image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A580 Vlogging information
Sony A6400 Vlogging information
34
image stabilization (Sensor based)
includes face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with mic port
screen is not selfie friendly
80
selfie friendly display
built-in touchscreen
features face detection autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have external mic port
no image stabilization
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Sony A580 vs Sony A6400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A580 and Sony A6400
 Sony Alpha DSLR-A580Sony Alpha a6400
General Information
Manufacturer Sony Sony
Model Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 Sony Alpha a6400
Class Entry-Level DSLR Advanced Mirrorless
Released 2011-05-26 2019-01-15
Body design Compact SLR Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
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Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.6mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 366.6mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4912 x 3264 6000 x 4000
Maximum native ISO 12800 32000
Maximum enhanced ISO 25600 102400
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 15 425
Cross focus points 3 -
Lens
Lens mount Sony/Minolta Alpha Sony E
Number of lenses 143 121
Focal length multiplier 1.5 1.5
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Tilting
Screen size 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 922k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.53x 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 7.0 frames/s 11.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m 6.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless Off, auto, on, slow sync, rear sync, redeye reduction, wireless, hi-speed sync
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC-S
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 599g (1.32 lbs) 403g (0.89 lbs)
Dimensions 137 x 104 x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") 120 x 67 x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 80 83
DXO Color Depth score 23.8 24.0
DXO Dynamic range score 13.3 13.6
DXO Low light score 1121 1431
Other
Battery life 1050 photographs 410 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NP-FM500H NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick DUO (UHS-I compliant)
Storage slots 2 One
Launch cost $848 $898