| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 12.1 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 | Nikon | 
| Model | Alpha NEX6 16.1MP DSLR Camera | D700 12.1MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | D700 | 
| Model Number | NEX6 | D700 | 
| Series | Alpha | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 12.1 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 119.9 x 42.9 x 67.1 mm | 123 x 147 x 77 mm | 
| Weight | 345 GM | 995 GM | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Ports | - | HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | 25600 ISO | 
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - | 
| lens features | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - | 
| Lens Mount | - | Nikon F Bayonet Mount | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | Digital | Fixed Eye-level Pentaprism | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment / Center-weighted / Spot | - | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto 2 Type, Auto TTL White-balance with 2016-pixel RGB Sensor, Cloudy, Direct Sunlight, Fine Tune by Kelvin Color Temperature Setting 2500 K - 10000 K, Flash, Flourescent 7 Type, Incandescent, Preset Manual, 7 Manual Modes with Fine-tuning, Shade | 
| exposure features | 
| Spot Meter | Yes | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 sec | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 5 fps Continuous High-speed Mode CH, 1 - 5 fps Continuous Low-speed mode CL | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | TTL, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash, Auto Aperture, Non TTL Auto, Distance-priority Manual | 
| image features | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | NEF RAW 12, TIFF RGB, JPEG, NEF RAW | 
| 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 | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Power Requirement | 7.2V | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - | 
| Card Type | - | SD Card | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 4256 x 2832 | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | - | Single Frame Shooting Mode, Continuous High-speed Mode 5 fps, Continuous Low-speed Mode 1 - 5 fps, Live View Mode, Self-timer Mode, Mirror-up Mode |