Canon EOS M10 vs. Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS M10 and Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS M10 vs. Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.66 cm 6.69 cm
Width 10.8 cm 12 cm
Depth 3.5 cm 4.99 cm
Weight 265 g 359 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 359 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 403 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | White Black
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Image Processor DIGIC 6 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF-M Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 425
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.07x
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.5
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 100-12800 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, sports mode, handheld night scene Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Sepia, Neutral, purple, blue, green, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Tilting
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control
FLASH Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 6
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Digital Video Format MPEG-4 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 4608 x 3456
RAW 5184 x 2912
RAW 3456 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 2880 x 1616
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1920
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2832 x 2832
2000 x 2000
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 255 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 410 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 75 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4.6 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, highlight tone priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Sweep Panorama technology, USB powered, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, slow motion recording
OTHERS Canon EOS M10 Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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