Sony NEX-6 vs Sony A99

Let's look a little more in depth at the Sony NEX-6 versus Sony A99, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the NEX-6 (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the NEX-6 (APS-C) and A99 (Full frame) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The NEX-6 was released 4 months later than the A99 and they are both of a similar generation. The two cameras have different body design with the Sony NEX-6 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a simple view of how the NEX-6 scores vs the A99 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Sony Alpha NEX-6 and Sony SLT-A99. The complete galleries are viewable at Sony NEX-6 Gallery and Sony A99 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Sony NEX-6 offers external measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony A99 has measurements of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

Compare the Sony NEX-6 versus Sony A99 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the NEX-6 and the A99.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the NEX-6 and A99 is 85 and 57 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out specs. The graphic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the NEX-6 and A99.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The NEX-6 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A99 will show more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively.