Sony A6400 vs Sony RX100 VII

The following is a extensive assessment of the Sony A6400 and Sony RX100 VII, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. The image resolution of the A6400 (24MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is relatively well matched but the A6400 (APS-C) and RX100 VII (1") have different sensor sizing.

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The A6400 was brought out 6 months earlier than the RX100 VII which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the A6400 scores versus the RX100 VII with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A6400 Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony A6400 provides outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the A6400 compared to the RX100 VII.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the A6400 and RX100 VII is 83 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through specs. The pic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6400 and RX100 VII.

All in all, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A6400 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony A6400 will give more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots more aggressively.