| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | 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 | Pentax K-S1 20.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha NEX6 | Pentax K-S1 |
| Model Number | NEX6 | - |
| Series | Alpha | Pentax |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.1 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 119.9 x 42.9 x 67.1 mm | 121 x 93 x 70 mm |
| Weight | 345 GM | 558 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.5 x 15.6 mm |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Lens Type | - | Pentax KAF2 |
| Focal Length | - | 18 - 55 mm / 50 - 200 mm |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 (W) - F5.6 (T) / F4.0 (W) - F5.6 (T) |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Digital | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.95x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5m to +1.5m |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 20.5 mm |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Standard focusing screen (Natural-Bright-Matte III)Depth Of Field Preview (Optical (diaphragm stop-down), digital) |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment / Center-weighted / Spot | Multi, Center-Weighted, Spot |
| White Balancing | - | Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual WB, Color |
| Other Focus Features | - | Interchangeable Lens Features [Min. Aperture (F22.0 - F32.0), Number of diaphragm blades (6), Lens Optics (11 Elements & 10 Groups), Min. Focus (1.1 m), Maximum magnification (0.24x), Full Time Manual Focus, Filter Thread (49 mm), Rotary Zoom Method |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/6000 sec (Max) & 30 sec (Min) |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Hi 5.4 fps, Lo 3.0 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, auto + redeye, on, on + redeye reduction, slow sync, trailing curtain sync, manual |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 |
| Picture Angle | - | 28 mm Ultra Wide-angle |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | 921K dots |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | Fixed Articulated LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | - |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes | - |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | 7.2V | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-1 compliant), Eye-Fi Card, FLU Card |
| Power Supply | - | AC adapter K-AC128 |
| Battery Life | - | 480 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Microphone | - | Built-in stereo microphone |
| Speaker | - | Mono Speaker |
| Audio Features | - | Adjustable recording sound level |
| Video Format | - | H.264 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | EFFECT Mode (Faded Color, Clear Tone, Brilliant Color, Unicolor Bold, Vintage Color, Cross Processing, Warm Fade, Tone Expansion, Bold Monochrome, Infrared Filter, Vibrant Color Enhance), Custom Image modes (Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing |