Sony NEX-6 Review - Image Quality – ISO Tests Review

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Below are our standardised ISO test shots, starting with the Sony NEX-6”s lowest standard setting of ISO 100 and rising incrementally to the top setting of ISO 25,600.

Sony NEX-6 FULL ISO 100
ISO 100 – the full test scene

Sony NEX-6 ISO 100
ISO 100 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 ISO 200
ISO 200 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 ISO 400
ISO 400 – 100% crop
Up until ISO 400 the NEX-6 produces clean, noise-free images.

Sony NEX-6 ISO 800
ISO 800 – 100% crop
Some chroma noise does begin to appear by around ISO 400, although this does tend to be confined to areas of little detail and isn’t a huge problem.

Sony NEX-6 ISO 1600
ISO 1600 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 ISO 3200
ISO 3200 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 ISO FULL 3200
ISO 3200 – full-size
At higher sensitivities the NEX-6 proves to be effective at processing out noise from shadow areas, with images retaining a good deal of integrity in terms of colour and white balance.

Sony NEX-6 ISO 6400
ISO 6400 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 ISO 12,800
ISO 12,800 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 ISO 25,600
ISO 25,600 – 100% crop

Sony NEX-6 FULL ISO 25,600
ISO 25,600 – full size

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Digital Production Manager Paul joined What Digital Camera magazine at the start of 2007 having graduated from the University of Exeter. He cut his teeth as Staff Writer, before moving on to cover all…
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