Sony A6400 vs Sony QX10

In this article, we will be evaluating the Sony A6400 versus Sony QX10, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Lens-style and they are both produced by Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and QX10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The A6400 was unveiled 5 years after the QX10 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the A6400 matches up versus the QX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The full galleries are provided at Sony A6400 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A6400 provides outside dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") having a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony QX10 has sizing of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the A6400 and the QX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6400 and QX10 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor dimensions simply by researching technical specs. The image below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the A6400 and QX10.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A6400 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A6400 will provide you with extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The younger A6400 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.