Nikon Z6 II vs Sony NEX-5N

Let's take a deeper look at the Nikon Z6 II vs Sony NEX-5N, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and NEX-5N (16MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and NEX-5N (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The Z6 II was brought out 9 years later than the NEX-5N and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5N being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a complete comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the Z6 II grades versus the NEX-5N with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Sony Alpha NEX-5N. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Sony NEX-5N Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Nikon Z6 II offers outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5N has specifications of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the Z6 II compared to the NEX-5N.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z6 II and NEX-5N is 61 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z6 II and NEX-5N.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon Z6 II will give more detail having its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern Z6 II provides an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.