At least one reviewer had a Sony a6400 on hand while testing the new Fujifilm X-T30 and he decided to compare the pair pretty in depth. The Sony a6400 beat the Fujifilm X-T30 in AF hands down, but shockingly the reviewer calls it a tie.
Sony a6400:
- 24.2MP
- Identical ISO performance up to 6400 ISO
- Both Struggle to focus at 1600 ISO and beyond
- Sony had an AF advantage because the model can go in and out of the frame without losing lock
- Sony has digital stability via steady shot when filming
- Bad rolling shutter during video
- Sony’s colors are all over the place and need some tweaking
- Sony’s skin tones are a bit flat and lacking detail
- One handed shooting ergonomics
- a6400 has bad controls but feels secure in your hand
- Centered tripod mount that doesn’t block the battery
- Forward facing LCD screen that flips up, which can be obscured
- Not great for vlogging
- No record time max so record until your battery dies or SD card fills
- The overheating issue seems to be fixed
- No audio out
- Inferior video to Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm X-T30:
- 26.1MP
- Identical ISO performance up to 6400 ISO
- Both Struggle to focus at 1600 ISO and beyond
- Fujifilm X-T30 forgets its AF subject if it leaves the frame
- Fujifilm just has OIS while filming
- No rolling shutter when recording video
- Fujifilm has better color and gradients
- Great skin tons with lots of detail
- No real grip for one-handed shooting
- X-T30 has better physical controls but doesn’t feel secure in your hand
- Bad location of the tripod mount
- No forward facing LCD
- vlogging might be hard without a forward facing screen
- Exchanged the h.265 encoding from the X-T3 and reduced the top compression level to 200mps h.264 and reduced the recording time for 4k to 10 minutes and 15 minutes for 1080p.
- Can get 4:2:2 unlimited recording time to an external recorder
- Audio out USB-C so USB-C headphones or dongle
- Audio in is 2.5 and there is an adapter to go from 2.5 to 3.5
- Superior video quality to the a6400
- The better menu system, but comes down to preference
Both are an incredible value and you really should try them out in person if you can with a test SD card in a store.
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Sony a6400: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T30: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
