Sony NEX-6 Review: Digital Photography Review

Studio scene comparison (Raw)

This is our standard studio scene comparison shot taken from exactly the same tripod position. Lighting: daylight simulation, >98% CRI. Crops are 100%. Ambient temperature was approximately 22°C (~72°F).

For a (more) level playing field for comparison we also shot our studio scene in Raw mode with each camera and converted it using Adobe Camera Raw. Because Adobe Camera Raw applies different levels of sharpening to different cameras (this confirmed) we use the following workflow for these conversions:

Load Raw file into Adobe Camera Raw (Auto mode disabled)
Set Sharpness to 0 (all other settings default)
Open file to Photoshop
Apply a Unsharp mask: 100%, Radius 0.6, Threshold 0
Save as a JPEG quality 11 for display and download.

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Comments

Total comments: 8

I bought the RX100 and now I miss the viewfinder of my old P60. A movable screen would also be useful. What a pity...

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@dpreview.com: As you know, the performance of a camera depends very much on the quality of the lens. What lens did you use to test the NEX-6, please? I couldn´t find any hints in the article.

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I personally do not agree about adding a touchscreen to the NEX line of cameras. I simply don't like touchscreen and I know a lot of people that feel the same way.

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sure your do. sure you do.
but fact is, navigating is easier with a touchscreen.

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Sony continues without fail, to make ugly-looking cameras.

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You are joking, right?

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Just want to know if Sony Nex-6 had a time and date feature. I have looked through all the materials and have not seen it.

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As it takes RAW files all of these details will be on the file along with shutter speed, aperture used etc.

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Total comments: 8