Sony A6400 vs Sony WX30

Following is a extensive review of the Sony A6400 vs Sony WX30, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and WX30 (16MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and WX30 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The A6400 was released 7 years after the WX30 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the A6400 scores against the WX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha a6400 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX30. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6400 Gallery and Sony WX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony A6400 enjoys outer measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Sony WX30 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the A6400 against the WX30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A6400 and WX30 is 83 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes just by viewing a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the A6400 and WX30.

Clearly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The A6400 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony A6400 will result in more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent A6400 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.