Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Canon EOS 6D Mark II. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses Body only
Height 6.2 cm 11.05 cm
Width 10.99 cm 14.4 cm
Depth 3.46 cm 7.48 cm
Weight 210 g 685 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 685 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 765 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 26.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 27,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 26,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
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) Electronic (5-axis)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Image Processor BIONZ DIGIC 7
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
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 -
SECOND LENS
Type Telephoto lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3 -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 82.5 - 315mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 1 m -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 49 mm -
Features ED glass -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 -
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 98%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Battery status, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode, warning symbol
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
ISO (Max) 16000 102400
Native ISO 200-16000 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-16000 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000, ISO auto (100-40000)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (3.2%)
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, food, panning, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
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, Fine Detail
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)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
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 Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
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
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
RAW 6240 x 4160
RAW 4680 x 3120
RAW 3120 x 2080
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 2.5 frames per second 6.5 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, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction, Digital 5-axis Movie IS, 4K time-lapse movie recording
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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