| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Olympus |
| Model | Alpha NEX6 16.1MP DSLR Camera | Pen F 20.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | Pen F |
| Model Number | NEX6 | PEN F |
| Series | Alpha | Pen |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 119.9 x 42.9 x 67.1 mm | 124.8 x 72.1 x 37.3 mm |
| Weight | 345 GM | 427 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Minimum Illumination | - | Available |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | Live MOS Sensor |
| Sensor Size | - | 4/3 inch |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Digital | Eye-level electronic OLED viewfinder, approx. 2.36M-dot resolution |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.08x*1 - 1.23x*2 -1m-1, 50mm lens, Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4 ~ +2m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 20 mm |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment / Center-weighted / Spot | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Single AF S-AF / Continuous AF C-AF / Manual Focus MF / S-AF + MF / AF tracking C-AF + TR |
| Focus Points | - | 81-area multiple AF Contrast detection AF, 37- area multiple AF Phase-difference detection AF All target, Group target area 3x3-area, Single targetStandard Target Size/Small Target Size |
| White Balancing | - | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WBKelvin setting |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | i AutoLive Guide can be performed , P Program AE Program shift can be performed, A Aperture priority AE, S Shutter priority AE, M Manual Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available, Custom1~4, Photo Story*1,Scene select AE*2 *1 Photo Story can be set to C3 |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | When using exposure compensation dial |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 - 60 sec. 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable 1/16000 60 sec. Silent Electronic Shutter Electronic first curtain shutter Anti-shock mode 1/320 60 sec. Bulb/Time default setting 8min. 1/2/4/8/15/20/25/30 min. selectable |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Computerized focal-plane, high-speed, mechanical shutter |
| Continuous Shots | - | [Sequential shooting H mode]approx 10 fps *IS OFF *Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first shot. [Sequential shooting L mode]approx 5 fps *When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3 EZ [Sequential shooting H+ silent shutter mode] approx 20 fps *Shutter speed is limited 1/16000s - 1/25s |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.1st curtain, Slow sync.2nd curtain, Manual 1/1 FULL 1/64 |
| Flash Compensation | - | Up to 3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | RAW 12-bit lossless compression, JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO3D still |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21.8 MP |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184Hx3888 |
| HDR Support | - | HDR1,HDR2 painting like |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | Approx 1037k dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display | Yes | Vari-Angle LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | Approx 1037k dots |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Built-in IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | 7.2V | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, II compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920x1080 |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Mono |
| Audio Features | - | Wave Format Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Video Format | - | MOVMPEG-4AVC/H.264 , AVIMotion JPEG |