Nikon D600 vs Sony NEX-3

Below is a thorough assessment of the Nikon D600 vs Sony NEX-3, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Nikon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the D600 (24MP) and NEX-3 (14MP) and the D600 (Full frame) and NEX-3 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The D600 was manufactured 2 years later than the NEX-3 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Nikon D600 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise overview of how the D600 grades vs the NEX-3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D600 & Sony Alpha NEX-3. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon D600 Gallery & Sony NEX-3 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Nikon D600 has got outer measurements of 141mm x 113mm x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") and a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-3 has measurements of 117mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 297 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the D600 against the NEX-3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D600 and NEX-3 is 56 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the D600 and NEX-3.

As you can see, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The D600 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon D600 will render more detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The more modern D600 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.