Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm and Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm lens E 18-135mm OSS lens
Height 6.2 cm 6.9 cm
Width 10.99 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 3.46 cm 7.51 cm
Weight 210 g 410 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 410 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 493 g
Enclosure Colour Black -
Digital Zoom 4x 2x
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 26.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 27,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 26,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 119.88 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Image Processor BIONZ BIONZ XR
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF Touch AF, Animal detection AF, AF Track Sens, AF Subject Shift Sensivity, AF Transition Speed, AF Area Regist, AF Assist, Focus Map, Circle of Focus Point, Switch V/H AF Area, Bird detection AF, Human detection AF, Insect detection AF, Car detection AF, Train detection AF, Airplane detection AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
ISO (Max) 16000 102400
Native ISO - 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-16000 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot -
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K -
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range - EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
6192 x 4128
4384 x 2920
3104 x 2064
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 30Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 140Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 600Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 222Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 500Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 185Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 300Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 111Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 250Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 93Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 240Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 89Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 550 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Interface HDMI HDMI, USB 3.2, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 3.2 (24 pin USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second 11 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, 25p Cinema Mode, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Built-in speaker, built-in LED illuminator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Time-Lapse recording, Clear Image Zoom, distortion correction function, slow motion recording, auto-framing, anti-flicker, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, webcam function, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, proxy recording, AI-powered, quick motion
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 3NL + 16-50mm Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Included Accessories - Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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