Sony a6400 vs Sony ZV-E10 Real World Comparison 

Your sense of humor catapulted you into the tens of dollars, lol

Wow man, you have cleared all of my doubts about Sony ZV E10. I love watching your videos. Thanks for this in depth comparison. 👌🏻👌🏻☺️💐

Great stuff, Mark. Based nearly exclusively on your videos I have migrated almost all the way to Sony (after decades shooting professionally with one brand). I have both of these bodies (primarily for video), and the A7iv and a bunch of FF lenses are coming for hybrid work. I am very happy (and very grateful to you)!

Lots of RU-vidrs out there with good product comparison information but your sense of humor and detail is spot on for my taste! Keep up the great work!

The a6400 definitely gave warmer tones and I always love a warmer color finish. Your videos are so pleasant to listen to and you make it so entertaining and informative. You definitely know your cameras. Thank you for resolving a lot of indecision. 👍🏻

Love ur personality man- ur style of video and its quirkiness while being informative- is super enjoyable. Honestly.🤙

great video, I've been watching 3 videos and understand nothing (I still need to do research and still confuse what camera should i choose). But after watching this 18 mins of videos I can understand what camera that I actually need. The gyro data is very interesting.

Great info, and I appreciate the humor you sprinkle in.

hey Mark, wanna ask something. if i'm vlogging outside with my zve10, which picture profile did you love? i was trying to use creative portrait only without picture profile, i want zve10 give me natural looks or more dynamic range, how about you? pp1 pp2 or even HLG and grading for vlogging? thanks

Thank You So Much Mark. I am a rising RU-vidr and I have been using my iPhone 14 Pro Max to shoot my videos and it seems my battery health has been reducing gradually and sometimes i dont have enough storage for videos. I was actually looking for a better camera for my youtube and was finding difficulties in choosing between the A6400 and the ZV-E10 but as soon as I came across your video. It helped me and i realised what i want. I am going to buy the ZV E10. Thank you sooo much.....AMAZING CONTENT.

I really liked this presentation. Clear, well-organised, straight-to-the-point…. and, of course, your presentation style - which is itself a model of excellence (I’m serious! I couldn’t be more serious!).

Great comparison video! Very informative and straight forward.

Great content Mark! I've watched almost every video of yours. Keep them coming.

Great job on the video Mark! Thanks for making it. I'm betting that whatever they call the replacement for the a6000 series of cameras, they will be in updated a6600 bodies with the same sensor as the FX30 and probably 2 sku. 1 with IBIS and one without. I'm also guessing that they come out with a flagship, APS-C, hybrid camera called the A70 in the same body as the A7IV. This morning I had a thought though: What if Sony came out with a FX60? APS-C with built-in variable ND? When you consider that if your use-case requires variable ND, then do you really care about the crop sensor's lack of low light performance? I shoot a lot of video outdoors while off-roading in the desert, so I don't care about low-light for that, and if Sony had an APS-C option with variable ND and IBIS (which would much more comfortably fit in that body around a smaller sensor) at say... $2800? I would feel much more comfortable taking that setup in the field than a $6000+ rig.

Best review, simple and to the point!

I have owned both for some time now and for the exact reasons you said. The zve10 is my studio camera used for live streaming and and my videos and never moves. The a6400 goes on my slider or second view and used outside and I have a zv1 as my overhead and I use that as my vlogging cam along with gopro 11.

Thank you for using larger fonts on description of which camera is which. Appreciate it.

a6400 user here - thank you for putting this together. I really am considering the ZV-E10 since I really do more video now, and need a light/small as possible setup. And the price... with gyro data... OOOF! Subbed+

Am seriously considering the FX30. I have put off upgrading about as long as I can, and it seems to fit what I do and offers a real upgrade from the old sensor tech in the earlier cameras. And my RU-vid revenue will allow me to purchase a lens cleaning kit for it. Cheers

Very nice review and comparison. Very useful, thank you so much Mark ! :)

Great video, Mark, I am sure. About to watch. Just bought the ZV-E10 to launch my RU-vid channel and you've been such a help with camera and lens selection. Got my own "little dougie" :)

Thank you for letting us know the gear you use. I really appreciate it.

I have owned the Sony a6400 as my first entry level mirrorless camera and I can say I’ve learned so much with it. I plan to go to full frame sometime this year but I will definitely keep my a6400 as a travel camera till it dies I love that thing

Thank you for this comparison review. It certainly has helped me in deciding which camera to purchase.

Another great video.. That catalyst browse thingy is so cool.. haven't tried it but i will..

Best video explaining the difference between the a6400 and zv-e10! Thanks, I will hopefully remember to remember you for any future Sony camera comparisons! (Sony should hire you to explain the difference between their cameras)

you’re a fountain of knowledge 😂 i love it. for someone who’s new and just getting into photography would like to get the ZV-10, can you do a vid on how to make it work for photos? (compared to the a6400)

You are a great communicator very articulate thank you for the helpful info !

Excellent video as always! I love the little doggy! Now we need a video comparison between the new Zv-1F and the zv-e10! 😅

great video mark in fact you are the reason im buying the zv e10 but one thing in the real world we don't walk like that, so hopefully future stabilization test will base on real world normal walking vlog style...thanks

Nice comparison, very straight to the point!

Thank u so much for this video , just ordered mine

The viewfinder and slightly better build of the A6400 tilt that camera to me. They are both great cameras, and you cannot do wrong with either!

hi. very informative and entertaining video, as always. you touched on a subject I am interested in, which is the CB stabilization vs cinematic look via 180 degree rule. as I understood, if you want CB to give you a perfect result, you can't go lower than 1/200. however, as we all know, this rule out the possibility of using the 180 rule on our (to be stabilized) videos, since even if you go for the highest fps supported by CB ( 60fps), you would have to set the camera to 1/120. so I ask: do you know a way to apply that tiny cinematic motion blur after on a 1/200 video, so we can benefit from the amazing CB without losing the possibility of producing a standard (180 degree rule) cinematic video?

absolutely loved the review. keep it up

Im zv1 user , thinking of switching to zv e10. The way I have bypassed crop with stabilisation was longer selfie stick and wide lens adapter. Obviously on zv e10 I would try longer stick for a start.

Hi mark i have one doubt about zve10 . Decided to by Zve10 + Sigma 30mm 1.4 for out door video (not only vllogging but also gimbel shots) its is the best combo for out door video what is your opinion ?

i always waiting this topic 🤗🤗

Currently contemplating one of these two cameras as a replacement for my old NEX 5. I've been leaning toward the ZV-E10, as I do a lot of low light photography, and from what I can gather it has better low light capabilities with regard to the autofocus. Though I worry about it not being weather sealed...still unsure which way to go. I'm intent on staying within Sony's sphere as I only have E-Mount lenses in my kit, so perhaps I just need to round up some other comparable models in the Sony space as well before I decide.

after digging around videos for the ZV-E10 as I plan on wanting to buy one. This video's comparison videos and photo's are above the rest. Real good examples ! Like actually good looking videos and photos on the comparisons. Other channel's examples do not do the camera's justice. Specially the camera vs smartphone comparisons... I shall be getting the ZV-E10.

Having two identical cameras was important to me. The ZV-E10’s price made it possible. It’s such a pain to dismount and remount my camera from my rig. So one sits permanently in my shooting room. The other is available at anytime.

It was very useful, thank you, Mark!

Nice video. Well, The ISO Auto min SS. is a golden cheat code, that I really miss on my ZV-E10.

Great to see your channel really picking up, do a meet with Gerald undone and Kasey of camera conspiracies!!

Amazing Review. All the technicalities, differences and similarities explained in a very simple way. I'll go for ZVE10 as my first videography camera.

Thanks Mark been going back and checking out your other videos on the ZV-E10. I been looking to upgrade from an action cam and the ZV-E10 is in my budget. The catalyst browse really gives a nice video result. Looking like the sony 11mm and the zv-e10 is the way to go. Still doing more research though before I pull the trigger.

I literally JUST ordered the E10. It's my first interchangeable lens camera. I wanted to up my game from the phone camera with better lenses and I thought this camera was a good step in the right direction for a beginner. I hate that it is not weather proof, but for the price I think that I can live with that for now.

Seriously, for all the critique that the ZV-E10 gets, it’s such a compelling value proposition. To make the ‘build quality’ feel better, I can recommend the Smallrig cage with built in arca swiss plate. For $70 it adds significant utility.

Thanks for the content. Please consider comparing Sony ZV-E10 vs. Fujifilm X-S10. I would like to hear your honest thoughts on that. btw I have seen the low light comparison.

Love to see your videos bro🙂 …Can you please tell me which one will be best for cinematography and content creator for instagram reels between this two camera’s??? I m really confused 🥺🥺

Mark, Wich camera do you like more, Lumix G9 or Sony Zve10. I have now in my house the Lumix G9 with a 14mm f2.5 lens. But viltrox send me the 13mm f1.4 for review. Now I have to decide of buy a zve10 body and sell the Lumix or just try to get a some Sony body to make the review and sell after the lens. What do you think

another super great video.. and I hope you make video for best budget lenses for zv e10...and compare them to kit lens

I like the sony a6400. You do have a sense of humor and I really liked how you broke it down 🎉

That's really interesting! I was really torned between a6400, ZV-E10 and a6100. I went for a6400 in the end cuz it has that weather-sealed and nice EVF, also I got it used for under $650 as well along with a smallrig cage, 5 batteries (including its own included one), kit lens and dual battery charger as a bundle! It does have like nearly 45k shutter count cuz the previous owner is using it professionally but I don't mind that much cuz I'm a hybrid shooter (leaning towards video a bit more cuz I do RU-vid content as well but I do photography from time to time as a hobby ^^;) so I don't think the shutter is gonna break for a while imo. Compared from the two, I was surprised that there's some suttle differences between the two. I liked the ZV-E10's colors a bit more than a6400's on the studio and on the ally but I liked the a6400's colors in low light more. Ig that's more of a personal preference at this point ^^; Also yea, it is a bummer that stabilization isn't there in a6400 but if am gonna buy a lens with really good lens stabiliation like f4 18-105, it would probably be just as good as a6600's IBIS! Thou, I wouldn't get bothered much by the lack of stab cuz I mostly put the camera onto my tripod and on my slider when making A/B-roll shots. It is also a bummer that it uses micro USB as well cuz I can't use my microphone to hook it up via usb-c while being audio monitored via microphone (I tried using an adapter and that didn't work soo rip...). Vertical model, yea, its a bit inconvidient to change that in post and that webcam feature, at least it's capable to do that via mini HDMI + capture card and it worked amazingly! And I didn't even know that there's product showcase mode in a6400 so I'ma check that out, thanks anyways! ^^ But yea, really solid deal with what I got with really solid camera, really a huge upgrade from my Fuji X-A10 in terms of video! I'm definitely gonna keep this camera and when it's the time for me upgrade it, will still be usable as a B-cam maybe in like the next few years or something!

Very honest, unbiased review..

zve10 is a budget friendly great little camera. only thing i dont like about it is that 1080p footgae is worst than what im used to. so shoot in 4k instead, great image quality..

Very informative video. Among other things, I learned how to wave the camera with the lens off. A great way to pick up as much dirt as possible on the sensor.

I don't know but u are so underrated..BTW love your content ..

thank u helped me a lotNice tutorial.... Very helpful

Love your videos. I was working on my E10, going through the menus and thinking of about the features in this tiny body. Then I realized this is a second cousin of the a6400 without the EVF. It has a mechanical shutter. I figure Sony took a knife and sliced off a few things, rearranged the buttons, removed a button or two and created the E10. As for that flash in the a6400, what I do is take my finger and point the flash to the ceiling with great results. The flash in regular orientation with a wide-angle lens will suffer from a light cutoff. So, bouncing the flash works great.

that was an instant subscribe!!! great videos

Great Video! Thanks!

Great channel, subbed.

I owend a a6400. My biggest issue with a6400 and ZV-E10 is poor performance in 1080p compared to the 4K quality. Unfortunately you have to rely on 1080p for SlowMo. There is currently nothing between a6xxx/ZV-E10 and the FX30. I hope that Sony will close the gap soon.

Hello Mark I really really like your videos .. I think I watch them like 4 to 5 times a day... Lol ... Im looking to buy the ZV E10 for vlogs but it doesn't have built in stabilization😔 maybe I'll buy it and add the zhiyun gimbal🤷‍♀️

A6600 replacement gonna have some of that zve10 features with some from fx30, especially the sensor, 10bit, 4k 60, thats all we need

thanks for the review mr nolan . Would have been great if you could show us some more still photos too because i was considering to buy zv for hybrid use .. could you recommend any other for hybrid in the similar range as the a6 or zv

Great video. Very interesting comparisons. Lately I've been finding it funny when people use the terms "footage" and "taping" to describe digital video recording. A couple of terms quickly becoming anachronistic.

Subscribed 🎉 excellent content

I just got this camera and I love it! Change the stabilization setting to standard, it’ll zoom out more instead of it being super cropped but your camera won’t be stabilized :/ LOL. I have an unboxing and videos of this camera on my channel. Great compact camera.

Great Content dude, but what camera is a good entry level for vlogging that doesn't have rolling shutter problems??????

Tons of respect 🙏 and SUB (huge one) and like 👍 for the low light test and this overall comparison But I gotta ask still My 1'' fz2500 can't go higher than 800 iso without introducing noise Those two sonys how high can they go in iso with bo notable noise ? Am afraid I didn't notice much noise in ur test... I need a huge upgrade over my 1 inch sensor beloved camera and looking to shoot beautiful city lights in the night time (maybe hdr) without noticing noise Which do u recommend ?... Thanks,

Wonderful video. Very entertaining as well. Please guide me. I want basically a mirror less camera for still photography. No vlogging or RU-vid. I am a beginner but want to shoot birds , and close ups

Is it ok for a 4k camcorder to take longer than 1 hour, is it still overheating, I wonder if this machine and a6400 are used as a camera for a small studio, I filmed myself as a photoshop tutorial like your studio. I heard that this sony line often overheats, I found out that overseas brothers told me to use fake batteries and set the temp to High, so they could record 4k continuously for more than 1 hour. I was going to buy the old lumix Gh5 with 12-35 and saw the review that it focuses too slowly, looking at this crop line sony, I see that the focus is fast but the video quality is also significantly sharper, with less noise. now i plan to buy sony with sigma 16 f1.4 do you think ok

Thanks for the vid. Just wondering, is there a way to disable the zoom toggle switch? Because every time we take selfies, we keep hitting that toggle and the "Invalid lens" warning keeps popping up which can be really pretty annoying

Thank you so much for this brilliant review - It's decided - E10 it is for me ;-)

Good advice at the end of the video ! Eventually someone says that ! thanks : )

Very good video Thanks brothers.. From India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

I use both cameras mainly for photo with prime lenses. I didn't want to change lenses all the time so I choose ZV-E10 as a cheapest APSC body [with sale] for my secondary lens. ZV is less ergonomic for photo, also has only one MR slot and few other minor limitations, but have even more effective eye/face AF than a6400. It can be used for photography only, but one really annoying drawback of ZV for photographer is lack of ISO AUTO Min. Shutter Speed feature you have mentioned. It forces user for constant controling of exposure settings even in A or M+AutoISO mode. It's pure software feature and could be easily updated but unfortunately, for some reason, Sony ignore users here.

The Christopher Nolan of camera reviews lol. Btw great video and comparison!

These videos are so useful thanks, man!

Huge help, merci beaucoup

In another video, you mentioned shooting stand up shows before. Have you shot any with the E10? If so, do you have any footage doing so or at least opinion if it still holds up for doing so versus iphone? Thanks!

In a sea of “buy this camera because I said so” this video was extremely helpful and to the point. Very effective communication of the differences between these cameras.

Hey! You CAN use a6400 as a webcam! Sony has the software called "Imaging Edge Webcam", and it can stream video from a6400 over usb!!!

I like how you explained this better than how others have and now I’m confused 😆

This is THE BEST CHANNEL on RU-vid period. I mean so much to learn and so much fun to watch... Thank You Sir... Also just need some help - If there's one lens you could buy between Tamron 11-20 and Viltrox 13mm which one would you pick...

I will choose the ZV-E10. The main reason is that is has more value for money. A A6400 including a kit-lens will set me back for around a 1000 euros. The ZV-E10 will cost 700 euros for the body and a lens. The 300 euros difference will give me some financial room for an extra lens. I always prefer a EVF en built-in flash, but to be honest the last three yeas with my "old" camera i never used them. I hope this camera will be a of a sort bridge-camera for me between photography and video. All my old camera's are Fujifilm, so switching to Sony is little bit scary. But, being able to colour grade my videos is for me a big plus!

Good comparison 👍

I’ve been wanting to get in to nature/street photography. Animals in the wild and cars. Which camera and lens would you recommend for a beginner on a budget? Great videos! TIA

No that's how you make a great video ❤❤. Lovedddd it❤

Love the Zv-e10. But I’m looking for ibis. Really considering switching over to Lumix s5 rather than upgrading writhing Sony to something like fx30

V good video, plz advice me best between Panasonic Gh4 vs Sony a6400 for wedding videography, which one is good, pls reply.

Nice info.. I'm a newbie here and want to step into this new area of capturing moments (image and video). I'm more to take images than video (but also video too). Right now I'm still comparing SONY a7ii, a6400, and ZV-E10. What usually I do are things like capturing scenery, foods, people, video for reels (for medsos). Do you have a suggestion between those 3?

I wish the zve10 was there 3 years ago when i bought my a6400. couldve saved a ton.

i've used both camera's to shoot all my youtube short films and its indistinguishable between both

Great video! I’m wondering if you can give me some pointers as to which camera would work best for me. I am a cosmetic tattoo artist and need to get crystal clear photos for my business. 😊

I love videos but I may need to take phones sometimes as well. Will the Song FX 30 be able to take photos for casual use?

Then ONLY reason to get a 6400 over a Zve10 is the weather sealing. And the 6600 is for the battery and the IBIS. It’s really hard to shoot handheld video with little Dougy. I did a forest trail walk video with active stab, which I posted on my channel, and half of the shots were unusable 😅

Great video