Sony NEX-6 vs Canon SL1

Sony NEX-6 advantages over Canon SL1

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  NEX-6 test data on DxO Mark SL1 test data on DxO Mark
  1,018 vs 843 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  NEX-6 test data on DxO Mark SL1 test data on DxO Mark
  13.1 vs 11.3 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Thinner
  42 mm vs 69 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  469g vs 623g
  Lighter weight
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.73x vs 0.54x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 29 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  9.7 fps vs 3.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  9.8 fps vs 4.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode