| 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 Rebel SL1 18MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | EOS Rebel SL1 | 
| 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 | 59.7 x 33.7 x 21 mm | 
| 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 |