| 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 |