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Sony Alpha-6000 review

Sony Alpha-6000

CHOICE Expert Rating

70%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Has near-field communication (NFC)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (135 degrees)
  •  Overall movie quality very good
  •  Viewfinder very good
  •  Wide angle (24 mm)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Flash lacks power close-up
  •  Memory card can be difficult to insert or remove
  •  Poor face detection performance
  •  Poor lens performance with reflections
  •  Very poor flash quality at long distance
  •  Very poor monitor usability in bright light

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
70%
Picture quality score – auto mode
72%
Picture quality score – manual mode
71%
Ease of use score
74%
Movie quality score
86%
Monitor/viewfinder score
87%
Flash score
52%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
Zeiss Vario-Tessar E 4 16-70mm ZA OSS T
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 105
Lens factor
4.4
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
4
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/4000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
30
Lens diameter (mm)
67
Lens length (mm)
80
Lens weight (g)
318
Lens filter thread (mm)
55
Lens mount
Sony E
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
23.5 x 15.6
Effective resolution (MP)
24
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
68 x 130 x 47
Weight (g)
354
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.8
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.25
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.24
ISO rating
100 – 25600
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
10
Frame limit in continuous mode
60
Number of selectable exposure programs
17
Closest focus wide (m)
0.35
Closest focus tele (m)
0.35
Closest focus macro (m)
Not applicable
Focus points (auto mode)
117
Monitor size (mm)
65 x 37
Monitor ratio
16:9
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
135 x 0
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-4 x 3
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
50
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
4
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC, MS Duo
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
360
Image editing software
PlayMemories Home
RAW converter software
Image Data Converter
Video editing software
PlayMemories Home

Cost

Price
$2,198.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, lenscap, rear lenscap, bodycap, eyepiece cup

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