Sony H400 vs Sony A57
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Sony H400 vs Sony A57 Key Specs
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- 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-1550mm (F3.4-6.5) lens
- 628g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
- Launched February 2014
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Sony H400 vs Sony A57 Overview
In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Sony H400 versus Sony A57, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the H400 (20MP) and A57 (16MP) and the H400 (1/2.3") and A57 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.
Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firmsThe H400 was unveiled 18 months later than the A57 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.
Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the H400 matches up versus the A57 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Sony H400 vs Sony A57 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 & Sony SLT-A57. The full galleries are viewable at Sony H400 Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Sony H400 over the Sony A57
H400 | A57 | |||
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Revealed | February 2014 | September 2012 | More recent by 18 months |
Reasons to pick Sony A57 over the Sony H400
A57 | H400 | |||
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Manually focus | Dial accurate focus | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Screen resolution | 921k | 460k | Sharper screen (+461k dot) | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Sony H400 and Sony A57
H400 | A57 | |||
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Screen sizing | 3" | 3" | Equivalent screen sizing | |
Touch friendly screen | Neither provides Touch friendly screen |
Sony H400 vs Sony A57 Physical Comparison
If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and size. The Sony H400 provides outside dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") and a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs) and the Sony A57 has specifications of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") with a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).
See the Sony H400 versus Sony A57 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the H400 compared to the A57.
Using size and weight, the portability score of the H400 and A57 is 62 and 64 respectively.
Sony H400 vs Sony A57 Sensor Comparison
Oftentimes, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements just by checking specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the H400 and A57.
As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The H400 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony H400 will give you greater detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more recent H400 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.
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Sony H400 vs Sony A57 Specifications
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 | Sony SLT-A57 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand | Sony | Sony |
Model | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 | Sony SLT-A57 |
Category | Small Sensor Superzoom | Entry-Level DSLR |
Launched | 2014-02-13 | 2012-09-13 |
Body design | SLR-like (bridge) | Compact SLR |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | Bionz(R) | - |
Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
Sensor dimensions | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 366.6mm² |
Sensor resolution | 20 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 and 16:9 | 3:2 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 5152 x 3864 | 4912 x 3264 |
Maximum native ISO | 3200 | 16000 |
Maximum enhanced ISO | - | 25600 |
Minimum native ISO | 80 | 100 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | - | 15 |
Cross focus points | - | 3 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | fixed lens | Sony/Minolta Alpha |
Lens focal range | 25-1550mm (62.0x) | - |
Largest aperture | f/3.4-6.5 | - |
Total lenses | - | 143 |
Crop factor | 5.8 | 1.5 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
Screen sizing | 3" | 3" |
Screen resolution | 460 thousand dot | 921 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch function | ||
Screen technology | Clear Photo LCD | Xtra Fine TFT drive with TruBlack technology |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | 201 thousand dot | 1,440 thousand dot |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | 100% |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.7x |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 30 secs | 30 secs |
Max shutter speed | 1/2000 secs | 1/4000 secs |
Continuous shutter speed | 1.0fps | 12.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | 8.80 m | 10.00 m (@ ISO 100) |
Flash modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless |
Hot shoe | ||
AE bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash sync | - | 1/160 secs |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1280 X 720 | 1920 x 1080 (60p, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | MPEG-4, H.264 | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
Mic jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 628g (1.38 lb) | 618g (1.36 lb) |
Dimensions | 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") | 132 x 98 x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall score | not tested | 75 |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | 23.4 |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | 13.0 |
DXO Low light score | not tested | 785 |
Other | ||
Battery life | 300 photographs | 550 photographs |
Battery form | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery model | - | NP-FM500H |
Self timer | Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2) | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo |
Storage slots | Single | Single |
Pricing at release | $268 | $1,000 |