Sony NEX-5 vs Sony QX100

Its time to look closer at the Sony NEX-5 versus Sony QX100, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Lens-style and they are both manufactured by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the NEX-5 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the NEX-5 (APS-C) and QX100 (1") boast different sensor size.

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The NEX-5 was released 4 years prior to the QX100 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving into a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the NEX-5 matches up versus the QX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-5 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.