Sony NEX-7
Mirrorless Camera
vs Sony NEX-6
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-7

Best price $1,248
  • Weighs a little bit less than the NEX-6 10.3 oz vs 12.2 oz
  • 59% more battery life 430 shots vs 270 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 24.3 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NEX-6 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-6

Best price
$699
  • Smaller body size 14 in³ vs 22 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $699 vs $1,248
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
  • Newer camera November 2012 vs April 2012
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities NEX-7 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Sony NEX-7 and Sony NEX-6 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 4 seconds
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Sony NEX-7 and the Sony NEX-6

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

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