Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS 6D

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm and Canon EOS 6D. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS 6D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm lens Body only
Height 5.88 cm 11.05 cm
Width 11.08 cm 14.45 cm
Depth 3.89 cm 7.12 cm
Weight 218 g 0.68 kg
Body Material - Polycarbonate, magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | White -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 20.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,700,000 pixels 20,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 20,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Image Processor BIONZ DIGIC 5+
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 99 11
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 97%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Frames - Autofocus frame
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 100-25600 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (8%), spot (3.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR
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 Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 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 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Face retouch -
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Camera Flash Detachable flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7 -
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 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
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, 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
Memory Card Included - No
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 4912 x 3264
4912 x 2760
3568 x 2368
3568 x 2000
2448 x 1624
2448 x 1376
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 2432
RAW 2736 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Photo shooting - 1090 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 980 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 190 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Connectivity Features - DLNA, remote control via Android devices, remote control via IPhone, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second 3 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, DLNA support, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, By Pixel Super Resolution technology, Clear Image Zoom, Auto Portrait Framing, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, Wi-Fi Direct RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, face detection, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Constant AF Live View, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), Lens Distortion Correction
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 5RL + 16-50mm Canon EOS 6D
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, flash carrying case Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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