Sony NEX-6 vs Sony RX1R

Let's look closer at the Sony NEX-6 and Sony RX1R, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and they are both built by Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the NEX-6 (16MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the NEX-6 (APS-C) and RX1R (Full frame) use totally different sensor size.

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The NEX-6 was unveiled 3 months prior to the RX1R which means that they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the NEX-6 grades against the RX1R when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The full galleries are available at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-6 has exterior 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 RX1R has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the NEX-6 vs the RX1R.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-6 and RX1R is 85 and 79 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by looking through technical specs. The image below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-6 and RX1R.

As you can tell, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The NEX-6 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX1R will result in greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics a little more aggressively.