Sony NEX-6 vs Sony H70

Here is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony NEX-6 vs Sony H70, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Sony. The image resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the H70 (16MP) is relatively close but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and H70 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The NEX-6 was launched 2 years later than the H70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the NEX-6 matches up against the H70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The complete galleries are available at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony NEX-6 comes with outside measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the NEX-6 against the H70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-6 and H70 is 85 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing only by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-6 and H70.

As you can tell, both of those cameras offer the same exact MP albeit different sensor sizing. The NEX-6 includes the bigger sensor which should make getting shallower depth of field less difficult. The younger NEX-6 provides an advantage in sensor tech.