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Sony Alpha 6300 review

Sony Alpha 6300

CHOICE Expert Rating

73%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Very good overall movie quality
  •  Very good viewfinder
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (135 degrees)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Poor monitor usability in bright light
  •  Memory card can be difficult to insert or remove

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
73%
Picture quality score – auto mode
77%
Picture quality score – manual mode
73%
Ease of use score
61%
Movie quality score
86%
Monitor/viewfinder score
88%
Flash score
71%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
E 50mm 1:1,8 OSS
Zoom range (mm)
75
Lens factor
1
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
1.8
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/4000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
30
Lens diameter (mm)
61
Lens length (mm)
67
Lens weight (g)
202
Lens filter thread (mm)
49
Lens mount
Sony E
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
23.5 x 15.6
Effective resolution (MP)
24
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
130 x 71 x 58
Weight (g)
436
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2.3
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.24
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.61
ISO rating
100 – 25600
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
8.1
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
17
Closest focus wide (m)
0.39
Closest focus tele (m)
0.39
Closest focus macro (m)
Not applicable
Focus points (auto mode)
594
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
16:9
Video format
MTS, MP4 (codec XAVC S 4K, XAVC S HD, AVCHD, MP4)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
120
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
400
Image editing software
PlayMemories Home (Win/Mac)
RAW converter software
Image Data Converter (Win 4.2.04/Mac 4.2.05)
Video editing software
PlayMemories Home (Win/Mac)

Cost

Price
$1,499.00

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, hot shoe cover

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