07-18-2013, 10:21 PM
Just a side comment - the 16mp and 24mp sensor used in NEX cameras is also used in Sony, Nikon & Pentax DSLRs.
There is more to the final result than just the sensor itself so the final results vary also among the DSLRs.
However, technically a mirrorless camera is essentially just a DSLR without a space taking mirror & optical viewfinder plus a different AF module (simplistically speaking).
Or in other words - as far as the sensor components are concerned, Sony surely puts the same building blocks into their NEX mirrorless as well as into the Alpha DSLRs/SLTs. Thus the difference in image quality just can't be dramatic here. Things are getting more complex when taking the lens discussion into account (e.g. many of the NEX lenses are not so hot).
There is more to the final result than just the sensor itself so the final results vary also among the DSLRs.
However, technically a mirrorless camera is essentially just a DSLR without a space taking mirror & optical viewfinder plus a different AF module (simplistically speaking).
Or in other words - as far as the sensor components are concerned, Sony surely puts the same building blocks into their NEX mirrorless as well as into the Alpha DSLRs/SLTs. Thus the difference in image quality just can't be dramatic here. Things are getting more complex when taking the lens discussion into account (e.g. many of the NEX lenses are not so hot).