Product Comparison: Nikon Z50 vs Sony Alpha A6400
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General Specifications
Brand
Nikon
Sony
Model
Z50
Alpha A6400
Origin
China
Japan
About the Product
The Z 50 is designed around Nikon’s revolutionary Z mount, the widest lens mount of any comparable camera system. A wider mount means more light, and more light means more of everything good—sharpness, contrast, focusing speed, low light performance and image quality.
Lightweight, compact and sturdily built, the Alpha a6400 is loaded with impressive capabilities and features. With super-fast AF and highly precise subject tracking, it's ideal for capturing fast-moving action, while its wide sensitivity range and stunning image quality make it suitable for just about any photographic opportunity you may encounter, whether you're shooting stills or movies.
Key Specs
Sensor Resolution
20.9 MP
24.2 MP
Sensor Type
CMOS
CMOS
Lens
Body
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS
Viewfinder
0.39" Electronic (2360K dots)
0.39" Electronic (2360K dots)
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
Size & Weight
Height
3.7 in.
2.63 in.
Width
5 in.
4.72 in.
Depth
2.4 in.
2.35 in.
Weight
14 oz.
14.3 oz.
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
Nikon Z50 Body Mirrorless Camera
- The Nikon Z50 has a small compact design.
- Very compact and fits in a coat pocket with the DX lens.
- Great for travel, picture quality is first rate.
- It is light and compact and has most features I use frequently.
- It is compact, good quality, and produces sharp pics.
Sony Alpha A6400 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- Compact and lightweight makes it easy for hand carrying and vlogging.
- This is a fantastic little camera.
- I like it. It's very compact.
- I absolutely love how compact this camera is to use!
- The kit lens is decent and very compact, great for travel.
Imaging
ISO Settings
100 - 51200
100 - 32000, Extended: 100 - 102400
Burst Mode
Yes
Yes
Low Light/High Sensitivity
Yes
Yes
Face Detection
Yes
Yes
Image File Format(s)
JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG
JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG
Digital Zoom
4 x
What customers say about "Imaging"
Nikon Z50 Body Mirrorless Camera
- This camera's focus tracking is excellent.
- Autofocus seems to work great, picture quality is amazing.
- Easy to use, great pictures.
- This camera just takes excellent pictures without any fuss - and they’re tack sharp.
- The photographs this camera takes are extremely high quality.
Sony Alpha A6400 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- Picture and video quality is top notch.
- Low light capability is outstanding.
- Shots are very clear and sharp.
- Low light video quality is great.
- Pictures taken in low light are amazing and detailed.
Display
Display Type
LCD
LCD
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen Size
3.2 in.
3 in.
Screen Resolution
1040000 dots
921600 dots
Vari-angle Display
Yes
Yes
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
What customers say about "Display"
Nikon Z50 Body Mirrorless Camera
- The screen is very good. Photos are excellent.
- Great handling and beautiful viewfinder.
- Great touch controls, this is a very powerful camera.
- I love the touchscreen that will easily adjust aperture and iso.
- It has a touch screen, which is awesome for touch-focus.
Sony Alpha A6400 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- Screen flip is nice.
- I like the flip up screen which makes it nice for taking selfies with my wife and friends.
- Build is nice and solid and the flip screen is a nice change.
- I love the flip screen!
- The touchscreen is great for repositioning your Eye-AF point quickly.
Features
Water Resistant
No
No
Shock Resistant
No
No
Panorama Mode
Yes
Yes
Shooting Modes
Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Scene Selection, Auto
Auto, Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Scene Selection, Movie
White Balance Modes
Auto, Color Temperature, Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Fluorescent (7 types), Incandescent, Natural light auto, Custom, Shade
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White), Fluorescent (Cool White), Fluorescent (Daylight), Fluorescent (Day White), Flash, Color Temperature, Underwater, Custom
Shutter Speeds
30 - 1/4000
30 - 1/4000
What customers say about "Features"
Nikon Z50 Body Mirrorless Camera
- The build quality, the AF, the EVF, are all excellent.
- The camera's selfie mode is very useful for vlog.
- Excellent product, beautiful photos in AUTO mode!
- This camera comes with a lot of features that used to be only on the pro cameras.
- I love the EVF, eye focus, touch screen and many new features.
Sony Alpha A6400 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- The lens is high quality, so it can make very good and clean picture or video.
- The auto focus on this camera is super fast.
- The functions and programed features make this even easier to use.
- Lots of features for the money!
- This camera has very good quality, features, and easy to use.
Connectivity
PictBridge Enabled
Yes
No
NFC Enabled
No
Yes
Integrated GPS
No
No
Output(s)
USB, HDMI, Microphone Jack
USB, HDMI, Headphone Jack
Number Of Memory Card Slots
1
1
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
What customers say about "Connectivity"
Nikon Z50 Body Mirrorless Camera
- It has a clean HDMI out option if you want to record externally or view on a bigger monitor while filming.
- Excellent connectivity options. Highly recommend.
- It is quite easy to connect and transfer data using USB or HDMI.
- The Wi-Fi functionality for this camera is seriously flawed.
- There is no headphone jack.
Sony Alpha A6400 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- Great transferring photos via bluetooth and wifi to my phone.
- Decent battery life and USB charging a big plus.
- Very good quality. Great connectivity options.
- It has clean HDMI out and is just excellent in performance.
- Excellent connectivity options both wired and wireless.
Power
Battery Model
EN-EL25 Lithium-ion Battery
NP-FW50 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack
Battery life
300 frames
360 frames
Nikon Z50
Sony Alpha A6400
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE
Other Information
MSRP
859.95 $
899.99 $
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