Sony A6400 vs Sony RX100

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A6400 versus Sony RX100, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. The image resolution of the A6400 (24MP) and the RX100 (20MP) is relatively well matched but the A6400 (APS-C) and RX100 (1") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A6400 was revealed 6 years later than the RX100 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the A6400 scores versus the RX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The full galleries are viewable at Sony A6400 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you should take into account its weight and size. The Sony A6400 offers external measurements 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 RX100 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the A6400 versus the RX100.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the A6400 and RX100 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The graphic here will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A6400 and RX100.

To sum up, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A6400 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A6400 will give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern A6400 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.