Sony Alpha A6400
Sony's Alpha a6400 is not a full-frame camera but it has plenty of features you'd associate with one. This makes this APS-C-format mirrorless camera a great choice if you’re serious about photography, but shopping within a set budget.
Full-frame autofocus
The autofocus system has the same technology as Sony's full-frame models, such as the renowned a9. 425 phase-detection AF points, and 425 contrast-detection AF points, cover around 84% of the image area. This combines with a BIONZ X image processing engine that lets you attain focus in just 0.02 seconds.
Indelible images
The BIONZ X processor plus a 24.2MP APS-C image sensor equals enhanced image quality and colour reproduction. Yet again, the Alpha a6400 has full-frame capability in this department, with image processing algorithms suppressing noise and preserving image resolution.
4K Movie Recording
The Alpha a6400 is fantastic for movie-making. The 4K UHD recording process results in high-quality 4K video footage with sharp detail and excellent depth. Vloggers like the camera for this very reason.
Shoot it your way
Shoot with greater freedom, thanks to features like the 180° 3.0" LCD tiltable flip screen with 921,600 dots of resolution; this allows for effective framing of selfie-style shooting for still and video capture.
A look at the lens
The lens is one of the most important features in any camera, and it's a standout in this model. The E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS lens spans the wide-angle to medium telephoto range, and is partnered with a 27-202.5mm equivalent zoom and Optical SteadyShot image stabilization feature, which vastly reduces camera shake during handheld shooting.
A newer model Sony Alpha A6500 was released in October 2016.
$1,128.00 - $1,846.00
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It's hard to overstate just how good the autofocus system is on the Sony a6400. It's got one of the best implementations out there: not just in its price range, but on the market, period.
- Family and social photography
- fast action and sports
- world travelers and anyone looking for the best autofocus bang-for-your-buck
- Those photographers seeking a more engaging or more fun shooting experience
- those with larger hands and shooters that need consistently pleasing JPEGs out-of-camera
Sony a6400 review
The Sony a6400 is a near-universally capable midrange camera that offers some of the best autofocus performance we've ever seen, backed up by solid image and video quality in most situations. We'd really like to see some further refinement on ergonomics, as Sony has done with its full-frame models over the years, but the a6400 remains an excellent option for a variety of types of photography.- Family and social photography, fast action and sports, world travelers and anyone looking for the best autofocus bang-for-your-buck.
- Those photographers seeking a more engaging or more fun shooting experience, those with larger hands and shooters that need consistently pleasing auto white balance in their JPEG shooting
Sony a6400 Review: An Excellent Performer With A Few Trade-offs
Get the Sony A6400 mirrorless camera if you want speedy performance and good image quality in a relatively small package but don't mind a few shortcomings like limited touch-screen capabilities.- Good image quality
- Full array of features
- 4K video
- Touch focus
- Excellent performance
- USB charging
- Limited touch-screen capabilities
- LCD not fully articulated
- No in-body stabilization
- Dense menu system
- No external charger included
Sony stuffed in loads of features that give the a6400 a good value and the quality of its image makes it a good camera. Selfie mode with the monitor is a nice touch, but having it always obstructed by the EVF and any hot/cold shoe accessory is a bummer.
Fantastic camera with leading technology in focusing
This camera goes with me every where , its portable yet very powerfull , its dynamic range matches tho to Nikon d750 a professional camera , yet its focusing a million times faster .
Sony Alpha A6400 Review
The Sony Alpha A6400, is Sony's latest 24mp APS-C E-Mount mirrorless camera, and updates the A6300 . New additions include a tilting touch-screen that tilts all the way forward for selfies or vlogging, as well as an updated autofocus (AF) system, with improved focus speeds and tracking.- Compact size
- Excellent Image Quality
- Improved noise performance
- Unlimited video recording
- 11fps continuous shooting
- Wi-Fi
- NFC and Bluetooth
- MyMenu
- 16:9 aspect ratio screen reduces size of 4:3 images
- Menu system is overly long
- No in-camera raw editing
- Handling could be improved
What We Love. The Sony a6400 performed so much better than we had expected, making shooting with it a pretty cool experience. Externally, it looks more like an entry-level model crafted for inexperienced shooters and fledgling vloggers.
- Excellent image quality
- Accurate and very responsive AF
- Great EyeAF
- Wide ISO range
- Nice noise handling
- Burst mode of 11fps
- Slightly improved battery life than predecessor
- LCD tilts 180-degrees upwards
- 4K recording at full pixel readout
- Slow-motion recording available
- Log profiles...
- No IBIS
- Rolling shutter
- EyeAF's low-light performance needs improvement
- SD card slot doesn't support UHS-II
Sony A6400 review: A star of track and field
Faster, brighter and a little vainer, the A6400 is a great little camera for the creative photographer and videographer. It builds on the success of its predecessors with a very accomplished focus tracking system, fast focus and more adaptable tilting rear screen.- Subject tracking AF system
- 180 degree tilting LCD screen for front of camera viewing
- Button and dial customisation
- Great low light performance
- Highly accomplished metering
- Pro video outputs and control
- Lacks built-in stabilisation of A6500
- Top rather than side tilting screen
- Screen blacks out at top burst setting
- Menu system still seems cluttered
- Slow start-up with power zoom
- Rolling shutter issue at 4K
I AM GETTING PHOTOGRAPHS I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD
I had heard a lot about this product on Youtube good and bad. I was going to the Photography Show at Birmingham NEC. So visited the Sony stand to have a closer look. And was not disappointed. So impressed I bought one off one of the trade stands at the show.
The premium APS-C and full-frame mirrorless camera worlds are colliding. Canon just recently launched its budget EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera for about a Rs. 1,10,000, which puts it in roughly the same segment as other notable cropped sensor mirrorless cameras such as the Sony A6500 and the...
- Reliable eye and tracking AF
- Compact
- Very good image and video quality
- Respectable ISO performance
- 180-degree tilting display
- Good battery life
- Noticeable rolling shutter at 4K
- Hot shoe accessories can block LCD
