Sony A6400 vs Sony WX9

On this page, we will be evaluating the Sony A6400 and Sony WX9, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both designed by Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the A6400 (24MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the A6400 (APS-C) and WX9 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The A6400 was launched 8 years later than the WX9 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Sony A6400 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple summary of how the A6400 scores against the WX9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6400 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The complete galleries are available at Sony A6400 Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Sony A6400 has got outer dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Sony WX9 has sizing of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A6400 and Sony WX9 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the A6400 and the WX9.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the A6400 and WX9 is 83 and 99 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The photograph below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A6400 and WX9.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The A6400 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A6400 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The fresher A6400 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.