Sony A580 vs Sony A6400

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha DSLR-A580 & Sony Alpha a6400. The full galleries are provided at Sony A580 Gallery & Sony A6400 Gallery.

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.

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

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.