Sony NEX-6 vs Sony W550

Following is a thorough overview of the Sony NEX-6 and Sony W550, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Sony. The image resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the W550 (14MP) is fairly close but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and W550 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The NEX-6 was revealed 21 months after the W550 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the NEX-6 grades vs the W550 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The full galleries are provided at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony W550 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Sony NEX-6 has got physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony W550 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Take a look at the Sony NEX-6 and Sony W550 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the NEX-6 against the W550.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the NEX-6 and W550 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to see the contrast in sensor sizes purely by looking through technical specs. The image underneath may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the NEX-6 and W550.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NEX-6 having a larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Sony NEX-6 will render extra detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more recent NEX-6 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.