A6300 vs Nex 7

paulhojo · Aug 11, 2016

This might be old news. My Nex 6 died. I'm looking to upgrade. The 6300 seems pretty expensive. Nex 7 Can be found for around $400. Is 6300 significant upgrade?

Bradrobb · Aug 11, 2016

Hi,

Did you look at the A6000. It cost less and is similar to the A6300.

I have the A6000 and it is a nice camera.

Brad

paulhojo · Aug 11, 2016

I really want something that handles low light better than the Nex6 did, or at least noise reduction. I am thinking that maybe the 6300 might be ticket, or I buy used Nex7 and save up for full frame?

paulhojo · Aug 11, 2016

I did, the reviews said 6300 was worth the upgrade, or consideration of DSLR was in scope too. Is the performance really decent on 6000 vs 6300.?

Mikethelaserer · Aug 11, 2016

It seems that there is not a monster difference, but the A6300 does stand out.

DxO sensor scores are -

A6300 85

A6000 82

Nex-7 81

Nex-6 78

Remember that the Nex-7 does not have PD-AF at all. A6000 has really good PDAF with lots of different focusing options and the A6300 goes much further with a huge number of PDAF points and even more options.

In the UK at least, the Nex-7 is available in two different flavours - Used but still quite expensive and usually with the screen coating going bad or New - and costing as much as or more than a new A6000. The Nex-7 does beat everything except the A6300 on build quality, but does not seem to me to be a sensible buy.

paulhojo · Aug 11, 2016

Newbie here. What is sensor score? How is this developed? What does this mean to user? Can I do this scoring with other cameras for reference?

Seeky · Aug 11, 2016

paulhojo said:
Newbie here. What is sensor score? How is this developed? What does this mean to user? Can I do this scoring with other cameras for reference?

Before answering this: how, what and when do you shoot? Do you shoot RAW?

The score is built up of 3 scores, basically color depth, dynamic range and low light noise.

Mikethelaserer · Aug 11, 2016

Yes - you can compare lots of different cameras.

All too complicated to explain - best go to the DXO site and explore for yourself : google "DXO sensor scores" will get you to their site.

Mikethelaserer · Aug 11, 2016

Thinking about it, the Comparometer at imaging-resource.com will probably be much more useful to you than the weird DXO numbers.

You can see set scenes taken by different cameras side by side and at all different ISOs from base to the highest available on the cameras. So you can directly compare noise, detail etc. As far as possible, they use one "reference" lens for all the different cameras, so the differences you see are down to the camera, not the lens.

The see the Nex-7 results you will need to set "All Cameras" in the option at the top - otherwise you just get current models.

mcslsk · Aug 11, 2016

Yes, IQ but also use of adapted lenses with PDAF and other features. Adapted A-mount lenses work like a charm (85/2.8 and 1650/2.8) with LA-EA3.

pwmoree · Aug 11, 2016

I looked at the A6300 when it came out.

as I mainly shoot MF with legacy glas I stuck with the Nex7

will maybe upgrade when or if Sony brings up another trinavi.

I really like the ergonomics of that feature.

peter

Off The Mark · Aug 11, 2016

Member said:
Adapted A-mount lenses work like a charm (85/2.8 and 1650/2.8) with LA-EA3.

Not trying to argue with you, but I think it should be pointed out that the LE-A3 doesn't currently support Eye autofocus (as far as I know).

Might not be a big deal to some people. It is kind of a big deal to me, since that is why i bought an a6300 in the first place :-(

Also, at this time (Aug 2016), it seems that there is no center lock-on autofocus with the LE-A3. Again, might not be a big deal to some people, might bother other people more.

mcslsk · Aug 11, 2016

Both true but not so important for me.

D Cox · Aug 11, 2016

paulhojo said:
I really want something that handles low light better than the Nex6 did, or at least noise reduction. I am thinking that maybe the 6300 might be ticket, or I buy used Nex7 and save up for full frame?

For comments on using the A6300 in low light, see Zackiedawg's recent thread here:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4038171

The results are impressive, in my opinion.

BlueBomberTurbo · Aug 11, 2016

I've owned the NeX-6, A6000, and A6300 alongside Nikons, which were my main shooters. The A6300 was good enough to let me make the jump to Sony full time. And the jump was from a D750. The IQ, AF, video, and many other features let me make the change without regrets. The NEX-6, which is newer than the NEX-7, and had better AF than it, never stood a chance at doing that.

paulhojo · Aug 20, 2016

Seems used A6000 and Nex7 goes for same price around here, think the a6000 is better?

BlueBomberTurbo · Aug 20, 2016

paulhojo said:
Seems used A6000 and Nex7 goes for same price around here, think the a6000 is better?

The two things the NEX-7 has over the A6000 are build quality (closer to the A6300) and Tri-Navi controls (3 dials, no mode dial), which people still believe makes up for the lesser capabilities of the camera. Beyond those two things, the A6000 is superior in every way.

FuzzyQball · Aug 20, 2016

paulhojo said:
I really want something that handles low light better than the Nex6 did, or at least noise reduction. I am thinking that maybe the 6300 might be ticket, or I buy used Nex7 and save up for full frame?

I am a 6000 owner and had a 5n before that. From what I have been able to gather the 6300 is better at tracking moving objects, has better video, and silent shutter capability. Whether it is better for you or not depends on what subject matter you shoot. Fancy focus does nothing for landscape shots, and I typically go manual focus to get the best photos. Silent shutter would be good for candid and quiet places. Great focus tracking is very important for sports. The Nex 7 focus system is contrast type only if I remember correctly so I would stay away if focus capability is key. The 6000 is a good compromise.

FuzzyQball · Aug 20, 2016

I had a 5n which is similar vintage to the 7. Autofocus was poor at best. I learned how to compensate but I would the 7 would be the same. Users of legacy glass would care less, but I take a wide range of photos, and it was limiting to say the least. My 6000 is a huge step forward, although better tracking is always welcome

snapa · Aug 20, 2016

paulhojo said:
I really want something that handles low light better than the Nex6 did, or at least noise reduction. I am thinking that maybe the 6300 might be ticket, or I buy used Nex7 and save up for full frame?

Just get the a6300 and you will get much better low light IQ and better noise reduction than the NEX-6, or any other APS-C camera. You will also get much better DR (if that is important to you) and will not need to save up for FF. Remember, if you do go FF, you will also need to save up for all those big/expensive FF lenses ;-)

BTW, the a6300 is far superior to the NEX-7 in every way, especially if you want super fast AF and/or do any video. The NEX-7 high ISO capability is not very good from all I have seen, it was the first 24MP sensor and two versions behind the a6300. The EVF is also very good! It's not a bad camera IMHO.

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