Sony A6400 vs Sony TX200V

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.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha a6400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX200V. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony A6400 Gallery and Sony TX200V Gallery.

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).

See the Sony A6400 and Sony TX200V in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.