The compact camera is making a comeback – but with the demand for smaller cameras comes higher prices. While I love a good pocketable camera, I’m too hesitant to spend more than the cost of a mirrorless camera on one. Take the Sony a6400, for example, a capable yet compact crop sensor mirrorless camera that currently costs significantly less than the point-and-shoot Sony RX100 VII.
Sitting at just under $1,000 / £849 / AU$1,700 with a kit lens, the Sony a6400 is the brand’s entry-level mirrorless camera that’s geared toward still photographers, unlike vlogging choices like the Sony ZV-E10 II. The mirrorless camera boasts a 24.2MP APS-C sensor and an impressive 425-point autofocus system that’s all wrapped inside a compact body that weighs just 403g / 14.2 oz.
