Sony NEX-6 vs Sony HX1

Below is a in-depth review of the Sony NEX-6 and Sony HX1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both sold by Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the NEX-6 (16MP) and HX1 (9MP) and the NEX-6 (APS-C) and HX1 (1/2.4") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-6 was manufactured 3 years later than the HX1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the NEX-6 grades versus the HX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. The entire galleries are provided at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony HX1 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-6 provides physical measurements 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 HX1 has measurements of 115mm x 83mm x 92mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 3.6") having a weight of 544 grams (1.20 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the NEX-6 against the HX1.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the NEX-6 and HX1 is 85 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The visual below may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-6 and HX1.

As you can see, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NEX-6 due to its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony NEX-6 will provide you with more detail due to its extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent NEX-6 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.