Sony NEX-6 vs Sony S950

Here, we are looking at the Sony NEX-6 vs Sony S950, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Sony. There is a significant difference among the image resolutions of the NEX-6 (16MP) and S950 (10MP) and the NEX-6 (APS-C) and S950 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-6 was released 4 years later than the S950 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a full comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the NEX-6 grades against the S950 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Sony Alpha NEX-6 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-6 Gallery and Sony S950 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-6 comes with external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) whilst the Sony S950 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the NEX-6 versus the S950.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-6 and S950 is 85 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-6 and S950.

As you can see, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The NEX-6 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony NEX-6 will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The newer NEX-6 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.