Sony NEX-6 vs Sony RX100 II

Lets look a little more closely at the Sony NEX-6 versus Sony RX100 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the RX100 II (20MP) is very well matched but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and RX100 II (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-6 was brought out 3 months earlier than the RX100 II and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the NEX-6 scores vs the RX100 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and size. The Sony NEX-6 comes with external 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) whilst the Sony RX100 II has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the NEX-6 versus the RX100 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-6 and RX100 II is 85 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the NEX-6 and RX100 II.

Clearly, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The NEX-6 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 II will give extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively.