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Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V

Portability
83
Imaging
69
Features
88
Overall
76
Sony Alpha a6400 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V front
Portability
96
Imaging
42
Features
48
Overall
44

Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V 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
  • Launched January 2019
Sony TX200V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 129g - 96 x 58 x 16mm
  • Launched January 2012
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Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V Overview

Let's look more in depth at the Sony A6400 and Sony TX200V, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and TX200V (18MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and TX200V (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The A6400 was brought out 7 years later than the TX200V and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX200V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the A6400 grades against the TX200V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Sony A6400 over the Sony TX200V

 A6400 TX200V 
LaunchedJanuary 2019January 2012Fresher by 85 months
Manual focus Very precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Sony TX200V over the Sony A6400

 TX200V A6400 
Screen size3.3"3"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1230k922kCrisper screen (+308k dot)

Common features in the Sony A6400 and Sony TX200V

 A6400 TX200V 
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V Physical Comparison

If you are going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6400 has got external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") along with a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony TX200V has dimensions of 96mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the A6400 and the TX200V.

Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the A6400 and TX200V is 83 and 96 respectively.

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Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizing simply by looking through specs. The graphic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6400 and TX200V.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The A6400 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6400 will render more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The newer A6400 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.

Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V sensor size comparison

Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V Screen and ViewFinder

Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Sony A6400
Portrait photography with Sony TX200V
81
you can focus manually
sensor resolution is decent (24 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
36
megapixel count decent (18MP)
has face detection focusing
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Sony A6400
Street photography with Sony TX200V
81
tilting screen
good sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
supports focus by touch
weather proofing
great ISO range (32,000)
does not have image stabilization
68
image stabilization (Optical)
includes focus by touch
weather sealing
screen is fixed
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Sony A6400
Sports photography with Sony TX200V
76
sensor resolution is decent (24MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
comes with tracking autofocus
weather proofing
supports phase detect autofocus
does not have image stabilization
49
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
weather sealing
no shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Sony A6400 Travel photography info
Sony TX200V Travel photography info
87
weather proofing
supports bluetooth
supports focus by touch
sensor resolution is decent (24 megapixels)
built-in flash
screen is selfie friendly
71
weather sealing
includes focus by touch
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
does not have Timelapse function
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Sony A6400
Landscape photography with Sony TX200V
80
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Sony E mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
sensor resolution is decent (24 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
great ISO range (32,000)
delivers RAW files
weather proofing
does not have image stabilization
47
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen size is decent (3.3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (18MP)
weather sealing
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual exposure
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Sony A6400
Vlogging with Sony TX200V
80
screen is selfie friendly
built-in touchscreen
comes with face detection autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with external mic support
does not have image stabilization
35
reasonably wide (28mm)
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
does not have external microphone port
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Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Sony A6400 and Sony TX200V
 Sony Alpha a6400Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V
General Information
Brand Name Sony Sony
Model type Sony Alpha a6400 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V
Type Advanced Mirrorless Ultracompact
Launched 2019-01-15 2012-01-30
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Ultracompact
Sensor Information
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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 surface area 366.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24MP 18MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 6000 x 4000 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 32000 12800
Max boosted ISO 102400 -
Minimum native ISO 100 64
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 425 9
Lens
Lens support Sony E fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-4.8
Macro focusing distance - 3cm
Number of lenses 121 -
Crop factor 1.5 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 3.3 inches
Resolution of screen 922k dot 1,230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech - 1,229,760 dots equiv. XtraFine TruBlack OLED display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 2 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 11.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 6.00 m (at ISO 100) 3.10 m
Flash settings Off, auto, on, slow sync, rear sync, redeye reduction, wireless, hi-speed sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure 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)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC-S MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 403g (0.89 lbs) 129g (0.28 lbs)
Physical dimensions 120 x 67 x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") 96 x 58 x 16mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 photos 220 photos
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-FW50 NP-BN
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick DUO (UHS-I compliant) Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Launch pricing $898 $500