Sony a6400 review

Sony's a6400 is a compact 24MP mirrorless interchangeable lens
camera with an APS-C sensor that will serve plenty of photographers from family
documentarians to pro shooters looking for a lightweight second body. The big
news is that it has a new processor based on that used in Sony's
sports-shooting flagship a9 which enables 'Real-Time Tracking' autofocus, which
is one of the most effective autofocus implementations we've yet seen. It's
also among the easiest to use, once you've gotten it set up.
Key specifications:
- 24MP
APS-C sensor
- 425-pt
phase detection AF system with Real-Time Tracking
- Tilting
screen, 180° up, 90° down
- 2.36M-dot
electronic viewfinder
- New
Bionz X processor
- ISO
range from 100-32000
- 11fps
burst shooting (8fps with silent shutter)
- Interval
shooting option added
- 4K/30p
video capture
- Mic
input, no headphone output
- 410
shots per battery charge (per CIPA)
- Wi-Fi
with NFC and Bluetooth
The Sony a6400 officially replaces the older a6300: it uses the
same sensor but comes with some subtle enhancements aside from the impressive
autofocus capabilities. It arrives in an increasingly crowded field, though,
with cameras like the X-T30 from Fujifilm and the EOS M50 from Canon being
similarly priced and with similar sized sensors. Do the enhancements make the
a6400 the standout in this crowd? Find out its strengths - and weaknesses - in
the pages to follow.
The a6400 is available now for $899 (€1049) body-only, $999
(€1149) with a 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom kit lens and $1299 (€1449) with an 18-135mm
F3.5-5.6 zoom.

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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. Once you set the system up, you can pretty much leave it alone
for almost any type of photography, whether you're photographing people,
landscapes, sports, you name it.
And Sony
didn't stop at autofocus; relative to its predecessor, the a6400 sports an
updated menu system, a touchscreen that tilts all the way up for the all-important
selfie, reduced risk of overheating while shooting 4K video, and more. But as
we stated in our first impressions, at least as much of the story about the
a6400 is about what Sony hasn't changed, and really should have.
source: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a6400-review