| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 18 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | Alpha NEX6 16.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS Kiss X7 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | EOS Kiss X7 |
| Model Number | NEX6 | - |
| Series | Alpha | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 18 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 119.9 x 42.9 x 67.1 mm | 6.9 x 11.7 x 9.1 cm |
| Weight | 345 GM | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 18-55 Mm Lens |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body+18-55mm |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | 12800 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum FPS | - | 4 |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Digital | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment / Center-weighted / Spot | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 4 fps |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Auto, Manual Flash, On / Off, Red-eye |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, DCF 2.0, RAW JPEG, DPOF 1.1, EXIF 2.3 |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3456 L |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | - |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | 1040000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | Yes | No |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | 7.2V | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Compatible with UHS-I |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E15 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Microphone | - | Mono |
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | - | Scene Intelligent Auto Stills and Movie, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, SCN Kids, Food, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Stills and Movie |