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Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V

Portability
83
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76
Sony Alpha a6400 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V front
Portability
90
Imaging
42
Features
50
Overall
45

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Key Specs

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
  • Released January 2019
Sony HX20V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.2-5.8) lens
  • 254g - 107 x 62 x 35mm
  • Released July 2012
  • Older Model is Sony HX10V
  • Renewed by Sony HX30V
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Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Overview

Here is a detailed overview of the Sony A6400 versus Sony HX20V, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and HX20V (18MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and HX20V (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The A6400 was manufactured 6 years later than the HX20V and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX20V being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the A6400 matches up versus the HX20V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony A6400 over the Sony HX20V

 A6400 HX20V 
ReleasedJanuary 2019July 2012Fresher by 79 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony HX20V over the Sony A6400

 HX20V A6400 

Common features in the Sony A6400 and Sony HX20V

 A6400 HX20V 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Display resolution922k922kThe same display resolution

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to carry your camera, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Sony A6400 comes with external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony HX20V has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A6400 compared to the HX20V.

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the A6400 and HX20V is 83 and 90 respectively.

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V top view buttons comparison

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Sensor Comparison

Usually, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing only by checking a spec sheet. The visual below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the A6400 and HX20V.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The A6400 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6400 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more recent A6400 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V sensor size comparison

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Sony A6400 Portrait photography features
Sony HX20V Portrait photography features
81
focusing manually
MP count decent (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
45
has manual focus
decent megapixels (18MP)
offers face detection autofocus
external flash not possible
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Sony A6400 Street photography highlights
Sony HX20V Street photography highlights
81
has a tilting screen
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
provides touch focus
environment sealing
great high ISO (32,000)
lack of image stabilization
61
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average (254g)
no articulating screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sony A6400 Sports photography factors
Sony HX20V Sports photography factors
76
MP count decent (24 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
environment sealing
comes with phase detect AF
lack of image stabilization
49
long zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Sony A6400
Travel photography with Sony HX20V
87
environment sealing
supports bluetooth
provides touch focus
MP count decent (24 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
69
lighter than average (254g)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
great reach (500mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
does not posses selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.2)
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Landscape Comparison

Sony A6400 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX20V as a Landscape photography camera
80
focusing manually
change lenses (Sony E mount)
screen size is good (3")
MP count decent (24MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
great high ISO (32,000)
supports RAW formats
environment sealing
lack of image stabilization
50
has manual focus
rather wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (18 megapixels)
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.2)
small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Sony A6400 as a Vlogging camera
Sony HX20V as a Vlogging camera
80
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen functionality
supports face detection focusing
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
does have external mic support
lack of image stabilization
34
rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average (254g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.2)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
does not have external microphone support
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Sony A6400 vs Sony HX20V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A6400 and Sony HX20V
 Sony Alpha a6400Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
General Information
Make Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha a6400 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Category Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2019-01-15 2012-07-20
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Bionz X BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23.5 x 15.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 6000 x 4000 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 32000 12800
Maximum enhanced ISO 102400 -
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 425 9
Lens
Lens support Sony E fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-500mm (20.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.2-5.8
Macro focusing range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 121 -
Focal length multiplier 1.5 5.8
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 922 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech - XtraFine TruBlack TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 11.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 6.00 m (at ISO 100) 7.10 m
Flash settings Off, auto, on, slow sync, rear sync, redeye reduction, wireless, hi-speed sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC-S MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 403g (0.89 lb) 254g (0.56 lb)
Dimensions 120 x 67 x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") 107 x 62 x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 83 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 24.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 13.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 1431 not tested
Other
Battery life 410 photographs 320 photographs
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BG1
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick DUO (UHS-I compliant) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Launch price $898 $397