Sony A6400 vs Sony WX80

Its time to take a deeper look at the Sony A6400 and Sony WX80, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and WX80 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The A6400 was announced 6 years after the WX80 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the A6400 scores against the WX80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are viewable at Sony A6400 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony A6400 has got 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) while the Sony WX80 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Contrast the Sony A6400 and Sony WX80 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the A6400 and the WX80.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the A6400 and WX80 is 83 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the A6400 and WX80.

As you have seen, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A6400 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6400 will offer you extra detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger A6400 should have an advantage in sensor technology.