Sony A6400 vs Sony W690

The following is a extensive assessment of the Sony A6400 and Sony W690, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are sold by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and W690 (16MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and W690 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The A6400 was revealed 6 years after the W690 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the A6400 scores vs the W690 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are available at Sony A6400 Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony A6400 enjoys 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) and the Sony W690 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Compare the Sony A6400 and Sony W690 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the A6400 compared to the W690.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6400 and W690 is 83 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading specifications. The image here might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the A6400 and W690.

Plainly, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The A6400 having a larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony A6400 will offer you greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern A6400 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.