Sony NEX-6 vs Sony HX300

Below is a comprehensive review of the Sony NEX-6 and Sony HX300, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Sony. The resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the HX300 (20MP) is fairly well matched but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and HX300 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The NEX-6 was released 2 months later than the HX300 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the NEX-6 matches up versus the HX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-6 offers external dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has measurements of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

Check the Sony NEX-6 and Sony HX300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the NEX-6 compared to the HX300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-6 and HX300 is 85 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-6 and HX300.

Clearly, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The NEX-6 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony HX300 will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos more aggressively.