| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Ricoh |
| Model | Alpha NEX6 16.1MP DSLR Camera | Gr 2 16.2MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | Gr 2 |
| Model Number | NEX6 | GR II |
| Series | Alpha | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 119.9 x 42.9 x 67.1 mm | 117 x 62.8 x 34.7 mm |
| Weight | 345 GM | 251 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.7 x 15.7mm |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Lens Construction | - | 7 elements in 5 groups 2 aspherical lens elements |
| Focal Length | - | 18.3mm |
| Aperture Range | - | F2.8-F16 |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Digital | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment / Center-weighted / Spot | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Focus Mode | - | Multi AF, Spot AF, Pinpoint AF,Subject tracking AF, MF,Snap, Infinity, Face detection priority AF in Auto shooting mode / when Portrait of Effect is set, Continuous AF, Full Press Snap |
| Focus Range | - | Approx. 0.3m to infinity from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.1m to infinity Macro shooting, from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.98ft to infinity from the front edge of the lens Approx. 0.33ft to infinity Macro shooting, from the front edge of the lens |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Multi-P AUTO, Outdoors, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent 1, Incandescent 2, Daylight, Neutral White, Cool White, Warm White, CTE, CTDetails, MManual |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture priority AE, Shutter priority AE, Shutter/Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000-300sec,Bulb,Time |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Flash Off | Auto, Flash On, Flash Synchro., Manual Flash, Red-Eye Flash Auto, Red-Eye Flash On, Red-Eye Flash Synchro., Wireless |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEGconforms to Exif 2.3,RAWDNG |
| Still Image Size | - | [32] 4928 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | Approx. 1,230K dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | Approx 1230K dots |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard wireless LAN protocol |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | 7.2V | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 54 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD/SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Battery Life | - | Still image* Approx. 320 shots |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 |
| Video Format | - | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto shooting mode, Program shift mode, Aperture priority mode, Shutter priority mode, Shutter/Aperture priority mode, Manual exposure mode, Movie, My Settings Mode |