The Nikon Z50 is a mirrorless camera and a very striking design. It stands out for its excellent grip and very intuitive controls. It is a very good choice for those looking for their first more serious camera, as it offers interesting features and advantages apart from an affordable price. It has superb image quality, with perfect ergonomics. The Nikon Z50 is ready to shoot whenever something catches your eye.
The Sony A6400 has a good processor that improves when it comes to faster bursts, at 11 fps, and, for example, a mid-range (hybrid) autofocus that matches what is on offer. Ideal for youtubers, influencers, with its tilting and rotating screen at 180º as a mirror. In conclusion, this camera is mid-range and is recommended for those who want to get started but are not satisfied with little.
Nikon Z50 vs Sony A6400 Specifications
As always we will compare, the Nikon Z50 against its fiercest competitor in this case the camera that can stand up to it would be the Sony A6400
and now we will see how they differ.
SONY A6400 | NIKON Z50 | |
SENSOR | APS-C CMOS (23.5×15.6mm) | CMOS, 23.5 mm x 15.7 |
PROCESSOR | BIONZ X | EXPEED 6 |
FOCUS (AF) | Hybrid by contrast (425 points) and automatic phase (425 points) | Hybrid phase detection/AF contrast detection AF-assist with 209 focus points. |
VIEWER | 1.0 cm electronic with 2,359,296 dots (XGA) | 1.3 cm (0.5 type) electronic viewfinder (OLED Quad-VGA) with 3.68 million dots |
DISPLAY | 7.5 cm widescreen TFT with 921,600 high-resolution dots | OLED electronic viewfinder 0.99 cm and approx. 2,360,000 dots (XGA) |
ISO | 100 a 102.400 | 100 a 51200 |
SHOTS PER SECOND | 11 fps | 11 FPS |
MAXIMUM RAPIDITY | 11 fps up to 21 RAW or 47 JPEG; 8 fps with live view and AF | 11 fps with AF |
DYNAMIC RANGE | 14 | HDR high dynamic range |
VIDEO RESOLUTION | 4K (QFHD: 3840×2160) | 3840×2160 (4K UHD) |
CONNECTIVITY | Wi-Fi+NFC and Bluetooth | Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; HDMI 3.5 mm type; 2.4 and 5GHz Wifi; Bluetooth |
BATTERY | Lithium 1080 mAh | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery One EN-EL25 |
MONTURA | Sony E | Z for Nikon |
WEIGHT | Approx. 403 g | Approx. 450 gr with battery and memory card |
Sensor
The Nikon Z50 has a 20.9 MP DX-format sensor, which allows the camera to capture more light in the frame, and therefore much more detail. Day or night, the colors of your photos and videos are brighter. The depth is greater. And the sharpness is spectacular. The
Sony A6400
improves resolution with a 24.2-megapixel sensor, combined with an enhanced image processor, which will help achieve superior image resolution and more natural texture rendering.
Body
The Nikon Z50 features a handle that compensates for the small body size, making it one of the most comfortable models. The large, high-resolution display combines smartphone-style touch controls. It is a comfortable and small camera.
The E-mount of the Sony A6400 makes it compact and lightweight, uses full-frame lenses on APS-C bodies, or E-mount on professional camcorders.
Approach
The Nikon Z50 In terms of focusing it works very well, with its full frame sensor it performs very well. It has a hybrid phase detection and contrast detection focusing system (209 points), as does the Sony A6400 (425 dots), which includes specialized photosensitive cells within the image sensor, which allows phase detection to be performed by quickly detecting edges and scene lines. If the focus is located at a close point, the contrast detection system is fine-tuned, thus achieving maximum sharpness in the focused area. Its focusing system is fast and very accurate.
Video
Both cameras support video recording with good autofocus performance, recording in 4K at up to 30 fps. The 4K resolution is 3840×2160 pixels (UHD 4K), which generates a bit rate of up to 144 Mbps capable of a maximum time per clip of about 30 minutes. On the other hand we have the built-in microphone with several options, such as the possibility to adjust the volume, the ability to detect and optimize the human voice and a noise filter.
Opinion
In general, the Nikon Z50 is an excellent camera, both in terms of ergonomics, versatility and image quality. Apart from the fact that it is aesthetically very beautiful. It is a compact, lightweight camera with a good viewfinder. Perfect to carry with you at all times. It covers what a hobby user needs. Its focusing system is very good, both in photography and video. Mid-range, simple enough for those looking for something uncomplicated but with quality and potential. Like this camera, the Sony A6400 offers a high quality product in a simple body, to make it easier for newcomers to control the camera and all its functions. It has higher image resolution than the Nikon Z50, is lighter and has a longer battery life. Either camera is good, it will be up to you to choose.
