Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 and Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 vs. Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake lens
Height 6.69 cm 6.8 cm
Width 12 cm 11.71 cm
Depth 4.99 cm 3.9 cm
Weight 359 g 332 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 359 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 403 g
Camera body only: 332 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 380 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Brown | White
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (3-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Image Processor BIONZ X TruePic VIII
LENS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 ED EZ
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring)
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Zoom Maximum Speed Adjustment, MSC technology, Super HR (High Refractive) index lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 121
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, 4D FOCUS system Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
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 1.5 2
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 100-32000 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-32000 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 324
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, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects 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 Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 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 1/160 sec -
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Tilting Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 5.4
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control Flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - PCM, WAV
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 64 GB SDXC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage 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
RAW 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 1280 x 960
Video Capture 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
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
MOV - 1280 x 720 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life 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)
Photo shooting - 350 shots
Video recording - 140 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 6.1 frames per second, 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second, 14.1 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features 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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, Full-time Live View
OTHERS Sony Alpha6400 ILCE-6400 Olympus PEN E-PL10 + M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm EZ Pancake
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, carrying bag
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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