Sony A6400 vs Sony HX99

Following is a complete review of the Sony A6400 vs Sony HX99, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and HX99 (18MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and HX99 (1/2.3-inch) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The A6400 was released 5 months after the HX99 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX99 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A6400 matches up versus the HX99 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6400 Gallery & Sony HX99 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Sony A6400 enjoys 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) while the Sony HX99 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 242 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the A6400 versus the HX99.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6400 and HX99 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading through a spec sheet. The image underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the A6400 and HX99.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6400 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony A6400 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively.