Sony A6400 vs Sony W570

Here is a extended overview of the Sony A6400 and Sony W570, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and W570 (16MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and W570 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The A6400 was announced 8 years later than the W570 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the A6400 matches up against the W570 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha a6400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The whole galleries are provided at Sony A6400 Gallery and Sony W570 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony A6400 has got outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") having a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony W570 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the A6400 compared to the W570.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A6400 and W570 is 83 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizing just by going through a spec sheet. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the A6400 and W570.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A6400 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony A6400 will provide greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The younger A6400 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.