Sony NEX-6 review

Another NEX with Wi-Fi and apps

Sony NEX-6
Sony's NEX-6 is a compact system camera with Wi-Fi

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As part of our image quality testing for the Sony NEX-6, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Sony NEX-6 is capable of resolving up to around 24 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

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Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 100, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 200, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 400, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 1600, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 3200, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 6400, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 12800, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 25600, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Raw

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 100, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 200, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 400, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 1600, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 3200, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 6400, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 12800, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Sony NEX-6 review

ISO 25600, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image)