Sony A900 vs Sony NEX-6

Below, we are analyzing the Sony A900 and Sony NEX-6, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are manufactured by Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the A900 (25MP) and NEX-6 (16MP) and the A900 (Full frame) and NEX-6 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The A900 was manufactured 5 years before the NEX-6 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the A900 matches up versus the NEX-6 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha DSLR-A900 and Sony Alpha NEX-6. The entire galleries are available at Sony A900 Gallery and Sony NEX-6 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Sony A900 comes with outside dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") and a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) while the Sony NEX-6 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony A900 and Sony NEX-6 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the A900 against the NEX-6.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A900 and NEX-6 is 54 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The graphic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the A900 and NEX-6.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The A900 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony A900 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older A900 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.