Sony NEX-6 vs Sony W320

Lets take a deeper look at the Sony NEX-6 and Sony W320, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both are sold by Sony. The sensor resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the W320 (14MP) is very close but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and W320 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The NEX-6 was manufactured 3 years later than the W320 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the NEX-6 matches up versus the W320 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-W320. The entire galleries are available at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-6 comes with physical dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony W320 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the NEX-6 and the W320.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-6 and W320 is 85 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing purely by looking through specs. The visual here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the NEX-6 and W320.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The NEX-6 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony NEX-6 will render extra detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern NEX-6 provides a benefit with regard to sensor technology.