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Sony NEX-6 vs Sony NEX-7

The Sony NEX-6 and the Sony NEX-7 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony NEX-7 if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (24.3 against 16.1 MP). On these specs the Sony NEX-6 has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sony NEX-6 and the Sony NEX-7

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Sony NEX-6	Sony NEX-7
Maker	Sony	Sony
Mount	Sony E	Sony E
Sensor	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.6 mm	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.6 mm
Crop factor	1.5×	1.5×
Resolution	16.1 MP	24.3 MPmore detail
Stabilisation	none	none
Announced	2012	2011
Type	mirrorless camera	mirrorless camera
Lenses in this guide	403 for its sensor	403 for its sensor

Sensor size

Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Sony NEX-6 1.5×, Sony NEX-7 1.5×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 75mm on full frame.

Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Both take Sony E lenses, so a lens bought for one works on the other: 403 lenses in this guide cover both sensors.

The Sony NEX-6: 403 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Sony NEX-7: 403 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor.