Sony NEX-6 vs Sony W830

Let's take a closer look at the Sony NEX-6 and Sony W830, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both built by Sony. The image resolution of the NEX-6 (16MP) and the W830 (20MP) is pretty comparable but the NEX-6 (APS-C) and W830 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The NEX-6 was launched 9 months before the W830 and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the NEX-6 matches up vs the W830 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha NEX-6 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are available at Sony NEX-6 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Sony NEX-6 enjoys physical measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Sony W830 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Examine the Sony NEX-6 and Sony W830 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the NEX-6 against the W830.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the NEX-6 and W830 is 85 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-6 and W830.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The NEX-6 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony W830 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged NEX-6 will be behind in sensor innovation.