Sony NEX-6 vs Sony H55

Let's look more closely at the Sony NEX-6 and Sony H55, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are produced by Sony. The sensor resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the H55 (14MP) is very comparable but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and H55 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-6 was launched 2 years after the H55 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the NEX-6 scores versus the H55 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-6 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-6 offers physical dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony H55 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Contrast the Sony NEX-6 and Sony H55 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the NEX-6 against the H55.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the NEX-6 and H55 is 85 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizes simply by seeing a spec sheet. The picture below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-6 and H55.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The NEX-6 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Sony NEX-6 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger NEX-6 should have an edge in sensor tech.