Sony NEX-6 vs Sony A58

Sony NEX-6 advantages over Sony A58

• 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 A58 test data on DxO Mark
  1,018 vs 753 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Thinner
  42 mm vs 77 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  469g vs 731g
  Lighter weight
• Higher-res screen
  307k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.73x vs 0.57x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  9.7 fps vs 4.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  12 vs 8 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  9.8 fps vs 4.8 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  10 vs 6 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  25600 vs 16000 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility