Sony NEX-5
Mirrorless Camera
vs Panasonic GF6
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5

Best price $279
  • Significantly cheaper street price $279 vs $514
  • Significantly larger image sensor 365 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Has HDR on-board GF6 does not have HDR
  • Has 3D capture capabilities GF6 does not have 3D
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback GF6 does not have HDMI

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC GF6

Best price
$514
  • Weighs a lot less than the NEX-5 3.88 oz vs 10.1 oz
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 14.2 MP
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera June 2013 vs June 2010
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities NEX-5 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Sony NEX-5 and Panasonic GF6 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 16 in³ vs 17 in³
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 1040k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-5 and the Panasonic GF6

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe

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