| 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 | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | Alpha NEX6 16.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS Rebel T3i 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | EOS Rebel T3i |
| Model Number | NEX6 | EOS 600D |
| 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 | 99.5 x 133.1 x 79.7 mm |
| Weight | 345 GM | 570 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-55 Mm Is Ii Lens |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Type C Mini-pin HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.6 x 15.6 mm |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 3200 |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Digital | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment / Center-weighted / Spot | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White, Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 3.7 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, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | - |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | - |
| 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 | - |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1,920 x 1,080 |
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP |