{"id":3718,"date":"2014-07-22T21:25:33","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T02:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admiringlight.com\/blog\/?p=3718"},"modified":"2014-07-29T09:37:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:37:05","slug":"review-sony-a6000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admiringlight.com\/blog\/review-sony-a6000\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Sony a6000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year, Sony abandoned the NEX nomenclature in its lineup of mirrorless cameras, bringing everything into the Alpha line. \u00a0The first enthusiast APS-C camera in this new lineup is the Sony Alpha a6000, which replaces the earlier NEX-6 in the Sony lineup, though it could also be argued that the a6000 takes the place of the NEX-7 as well. \u00a0The new camera is aggressively priced at $649 for the body only, while including a built-in EVF, a new 24 megapixel sensor, Wi-Fi, blazing fast hybrid autofocus and a somewhat insane burst shooting rate of 11 frames per second. \u00a0Fitting that many features into a camera at this price point is a daunting proposition. \u00a0Let’s see if Sony pulled it off.<\/p>\n

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The Sony Alpha a6000<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re not familiar with my reviews, I review from a real world shooting perspective. You won\u2019t find lens charts or resolution numbers here. There are plenty of other sites that cover those. I review products on how they act for me as a photographic tool. I am not a videographer, so my reviews concentrate on the still imaging capabilities of a camera.<\/em><\/p>\n

Body and Ergonomics<\/h3>\n

The a6000 is a compact mirrorless camera that takes most of its design cues from its predecessor, the NEX-6. \u00a0The camera is very nearly the same size as the NEX-6, and has a similar button layout, though as I’ll discuss in a moment, those controls have been improved dramatically in my opinion. \u00a0The a6000 is a composite (read: plastic) bodied camera that is simultaneously a step up and a step down from the NEX-6. \u00a0It’s a step up in that they have created a more sculpted hand grip that is, in my opinion, notably more comfortable to hold than the one on the NEX-6 (or the NEX-7). \u00a0While I think the grip is still a bit too close to the lens mount, it is one of the more comfortable Sony mirrorless cameras I’ve used.<\/p>\n

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The Sony NEX-6 (left) and the new a6000 (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the down side, I think Sony has taken a small step back when it comes to construction. \u00a0While the camera is tightly assembled for the most part, and doesn’t experience any flex or creakiness, the finish on the plastic isn’t nearly as robust as the finish on the NEX-6. \u00a0Sony has opted for a flat smooth painted finish with the a6000, and the result is a body that is going to be a bit more prone to scratches than the pebbled durable finish of the NEX-6. \u00a0The camera comes in both silver and black versions, and I have the silver version. \u00a0The silver camera (which is a bit warm, so bordering on champagne in color) is quite attractive, but I can already tell that over time the paint will likely wear off on the corners of the camera, revealing the black plastic beneath. \u00a0I can already see some paint wear on the supporting nubs on the bottom of the camera. \u00a0Additionally, the rear screen isn’t nearly as rigid as the one on the NEX-6. \u00a0When the a6000’s screen is retracted flat against the camera body, there is still a slight bit of play if you touch the corners of the screen. \u00a0It’s not loose or poorly attached, but it does wobble, and it becomes apparent that this is the area where some of the cost corners were cut.<\/p>\n

However, those concerns aside, the a6000 handles quite well for a small camera. \u00a0The dials and buttons fall under your thumb easily, and the corner mounted viewfinder is comfortable to use. \u00a0The camera is exceedingly lightweight and \u00a0the nice grip allows both smaller and larger lenses to handle well. \u00a0The hand grip rubber starts at the front of the grip and wraps completely around the side of the camera to the rear thumb rest, which is comfortable and provides a secure grip on the camera.<\/p>\n

Controls and Operation<\/h3>\n
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The top controls of the a6000, with the Mode dial, the main dial, shutter button and C1 button<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the a6000, Sony has started to get away from the soft button paradigm that was used in earlier models in favor of dedicated control buttons, and I for one am thankful. \u00a0The NEX-6 was a powerful camera, but there were several usability issues that personally bothered me immensely. \u00a0I am happy to say that the a6000 has remedied almost all of them. \u00a0The camera utilizes a single top function dial in conjunction with a rear dial to control the imaging parameters. \u00a0When in aperture or shutter priority mode, the main dial controls the priority function. \u00a0While the rear dial is turned off by default, a quick settings change enables direct access to exposure compensation on the rear dial. \u00a0This is a welcome change. \u00a0Many people have complained that the position of the mode dial and the main dial should have been switched, and I’ll admit that this probably would have been the way to go, but as I am rather accustomed to reaching to the upper right to adjust a dial on other cameras, this wasn’t something that bothered me at all.<\/p>\n

In addition to the dials, the a6000 features a total of seven programmable buttons: the left, right and down buttons on the four-way dial, two dedicated Custom buttons (C1 and C2) as well as the center button and the AEL button. \u00a0I have chosen to have most of these buttons perform their default functions and I’ve assigned face detection toggle to the C2 button, and focus magnification to the C1 button, which is located right next to the shutter button. \u00a0In addition to the programmable buttons, the a6000 features the same customizable function menu as the A7 and A7r, which allows for up to twelve different functions to be available simply by pressing the Fn button. \u00a0For me, this means easy access to settings like flash exposure compensation and turning SteadyShot on and off. \u00a0The end result is a camera that can be customized to how you shoot. \u00a0As such, it’s not hard to set up the camera to be a responsive and agile companion for photography.<\/p>\n

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The rear of the a6000, with the host of programmable buttons, the rear dial and the tilting rear screen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the removal of the ‘soft buttons’ that the previous NEX cameras had, the a6000 gains another big part of the Alpha lineup: actually decent menus. \u00a0The menu system of the NEX line was among the worst in the industry in my opinion, with page after page of settings in a single list format that boggled the mind.<\/p>\n

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The a6000’s menu system is much improved over its predecessor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The NEX-6 has 66 items in the ‘setup menu,’ in a single list. \u00a0Sixty-six!<\/em> Thankfully, with the a6000, these options are now blissfully broken down into a well-organized set of six tabs, with multiple screens per tab and six items per screen. \u00a0It helps tremendously with organization. \u00a0While there are still a tremendous of options available in the menus, the organization makes it significantly easier to navigate and find what you are looking for. \u00a0The much expanded Fn menu I spoke about earlier also lets you select the more important functions and put them front and center rather than digging through the menu system.<\/p>\n

As a result of these changes, I have found the a6000 to be a very enjoyable camera to use. \u00a0The annoyances that kept me from really enjoying shooting with a Sony body in the past have been rectified, and as a result, the a6000 is one of the first Sony cameras I’ve truly enjoyed shooting with right from the start.<\/p>\n

The a6000 also has a small pop-up flash located directly next to the hotshoe. \u00a0This tiny flash, like many nowadays, can be bent back to provide some rudimentary bounce capability, though the low power often makes this impractical. \u00a0Exposure on the flash was good at most distances, but tended to overexpose closer subjects. \u00a0The flash isn’t powerful enough to rely on for typical shooting situations, but can make for a decent fill flash in the right circumstances.<\/p>\n

Continue: Viewfinder and Performance<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Viewfinder and Rear Screen<\/h3>\n

One of the more controversial aspects of the Sony a6000 is change to the electronic viewfinder (EVF). \u00a0The NEX-6 featured a 2.3 million dot EVF with 0.73x magnification, while the a6000’s finder is slightly smaller at 0.7x, and loses resolution down to 1.4 million dots. \u00a0There have been lamentations about Sony crippling the viewfinder and so forth. \u00a0However,\u00a0like many who have used both will tell you, the a6000’s EVF is actually the better finder. \u00a0Sure, the first time you pick it up, you can see the pixels a little more than in the higher resolution EVFs, but after that, I never gave it a second thought. \u00a0What is noticeable is that the a6000’s EVF is brighter, clearer, easier to see and has lower noise and generally lower lag than the one in the NEX-6, and overall, this makes it a better viewfinder. \u00a0The size is still quite large, with a view roughly the same size as earlier full-frame DSLRs like the Canon 1Ds Mark II. \u00a0The optics also provide better eye relief than the NEX-6’s EVF, especially for us eyeglass wearers. \u00a0I always had issues seeing the entire viewfinder with the NEX-6, but the a6000 poses no such problem. While not up to the standards of the Fuji X-T1, Sony A7 or Olympus OM-D E-M1, it is nevertheless quite a nice EVF. \u00a0It’s hard to complain given the camera’s low price.<\/p>\n

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The tilting rear screen and corner viewfinder of the Sony a6000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The rear screen is a 921,000 dot 3″ model, though the continued use of a 16:9 aspect ratio means that the view you get will be smaller than on cameras that have a 3:2 aspect ratio 3″ screen. \u00a0The screen is relatively clear and pleasing to view, though the dynamic range of the screen is not as good as either the EVF or the camera’s imaging capabilities. \u00a0As a result, sometimes areas may look blown out on the rear screen when in reality they’re just fine. \u00a0One benefit to the 16:9 aspect ratio is that the camera information is generally displayed in the black bars to the side, keeping a lot of data off your image, but I’d still rather have a 3:2 screen. \u00a0Unfortunately, the a6000’s rear screen isn’t touch capable, which is something I’d like to see.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned in the build quality portion, the rear screen mechanism is a bit flimsy, though in practice it works fine. However, if you have a tripod quick release plate on the camera that doesn’t account for the drop of the screen, you won’t be able to tilt the screen downward when that’s mounted due to the way the screen is hinged. \u00a0Plates from Really Right Stuff account for this, but generic plates generally will not.<\/p>\n

Focus Peaking<\/h4>\n

The a6000, like all recent Sony mirorrless cameras, includes focus peaking, which will aid in manual focus. \u00a0The in focus areas are outlined in a color of your choosing (I use red for its visibility). \u00a0The a6000’s focus peaking is essentially identical in practice to other Sony bodies. \u00a0When it shows up, it’s quite visible, though I have always found Sony’s peaking to lack precision. \u00a0On high contrast objects, the peaking is quite visible, but often will show up when the camera is just slightly out of focus, so the precision for fine focusing can’t be relied on with the focus peaking. \u00a0I also found in lower light or finer detail, the peaking won’t show at all. \u00a0It works fine for quick focusing, but for critical manual focus, zooming the finder is the way to go.<\/p>\n

Autofocus and Performance<\/h3>\n

One of the biggest surprises about the a6000 given its mid-range price point is that it is a camera built for speed and performance. \u00a0The camera features a continuous frame rate of 11 frames per second, which it can rattle off for up to 20 RAW images. \u00a0The a6000 writes to the memory card relatively quickly, though one failing is that it will not allow image review while it’s writing to the card. \u00a0Normally, that’s not an issue, but if you try to review images after a burst, you will get an error message until all images are written to the card. \u00a0Still, the camera is impressively responsive, and not just when burst shooting. \u00a0Shutter lag is also quite short and the camera generally boots up quickly as well. \u00a0The only exception is when inserting an unformatted SD card or changing the battery. \u00a0The camera does some sort of battery initialization that takes about 4 or 5 seconds whenever you switch batteries.<\/p>\n

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Swinging – Sony a6000 with Sony 18-105mm f\/4 G OSS, Continuous AF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As far as autofocus is concerned, the a6000 is quite quick and generally accurate. \u00a0Single shot AF with a fast lens is up there with the fastest cameras on the market. \u00a0For the most part, the camera is very accurate with focusing as well. \u00a0I did notice that when the focus point is set to its smallest size, the accuracy of the AF does go down a bit, but otherwise it’s spot on.<\/p>\n

More impressive than the single shot autofocus and the 11 frame per second burst rate is the fact that the camera’s hybrid phase detect and contrast detect AF algorithm can perform continuous AF on a moving subject during an 11 frame per second burst. The new 24 megapixel sensor in the a6000 has 179 phase detect points spread across almost the entire sensor area, allowing for accurate continuous autofocus anywhere in the frame. \u00a0Hammering the shutter when in high-speed burst mode sounds like a (quiet) machine gun, and even more impressive is that the camera does a darn good job of keeping things in focus while doing it. \u00a0While it’s still not quite as good as a pro-grade DSLR in continuous AF accuracy, it is probably the best in the mirrorless world, and easily on par (or better than) lower end DSLRs. \u00a0Check out the image to the left, which was taken in continuous AF while she was swinging. \u00a0Swings are an incredibly challenging test for any camera, and while the hit rate in this scenario was only about 20%, I’ve frankly never gotten much above that with ANY camera. \u00a0In more predictable moving scenarios, the a6000 has a much higher hit rate.<\/p>\n

The a6000, like most mirrorless cameras, has a face detection mode that can focus on any face it finds, or only faces that you’ve taught the camera to recognize (allowing you to make sure you focus on your child’s face at the party, rather than their friend’s face). \u00a0I found the face detection on the a6000 to be among the best of any camera I’ve used. \u00a0The camera consistently placed focus directly on the eyes of my subject, and would favor the closer eye if there was a discrepancy. \u00a0To that effect, there is also a button-assignable ‘Eye AF’ function, that will allow you to quickly toggle to lock on detected eyes of a subject. \u00a0This too works fairly well.<\/p>\n

Continue: Key Features<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Wi-Fi<\/h3>\n
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Connect to Wi-Fi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Like any new mirrorless camera, the a6000 features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, and has the usual features plus a few things unique to the Sony world. \u00a0The a6000 can transfer photos to your smartphone, tablet or computer, and does so with minimal fuss. \u00a0Once my phone learned the WiFi network, it was very quick and easy to transfer images to the phone and then share or edit them right away. \u00a0I did find the Sony PlayMemories app to be a bit flaky at times, and I often needed to load the app, then exit, then reload the app, after which the camera would immediately send the image. \u00a0This seems to be a problem more on the app side of things, but it’s worth noting.<\/p>\n

One thing that is missing from the a6000 is the ability to convert RAW files on the camera to a variety of JPEG settings. When you send a RAW file to a mobile device, the camera simply creates a JPEG with whatever the capture settings were, with no option to change it. \u00a0This is in contrast to the excellent RAW conversion capabilities provided by companies like Fuji and Olympus, both of which allow you to adjust white balance, exposure, JPEG tone curves, and more before sending the image off to your mobile device. \u00a0Sony’s Wi-Fi implementation also lacks any means of recording GPS data to your files, either through a constant connection or a phone based log. \u00a0While I personally don’t use this feature, I know a lot of shooters who would like this functionality.<\/p>\n

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The Remote Shooting App is fairly full featured, but slow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The a6000 does have a fairly competent remote shooting function (accessed through the “Smart Remote Control” app), which provides a live view of the camera feed and allows you to adjust focus point, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, exposure compensation and a few other things. \u00a0If you have a power zoom lens, it’ll even let you (very slowly) adjust the zoom setting. The remote shooting function works fairly well, providing access to most of the functions you would need when shooting remotely. \u00a0It’s not perfectly implemented, though. \u00a0The process when shooting remotely is quite slow. \u00a0Setting the focus point is laggy, and taking the shot is a bit laggy as well. \u00a0When you set the focus point, you then have to ‘confirm’ the focus point on screen before any of the exposure controls are active. \u00a0This is a very unnecessary step. \u00a0Also, if you want to have the camera copy the image to your phone after each shot, you must wait for that image to download before you can shoot again. \u00a0Even if you have that setting turned off, there is about a 1 second delay after every shot before you can shoot another frame. \u00a0If you’re using this feature to set up an image that you are in, it’s quite useful, but it’s a little too slow for remotely placing a camera in hopes of catching that decisive moment.<\/p>\n

PlayMemories Camera App Store<\/h3>\n
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The PlayMemories App Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One feature the a6000 (and other Sony cameras) have that is somewhat unique is the Sony PlayMemories Camera App Store, which allows you to purchase new applications for the camera to enable new functionality. \u00a0On the plus side, this provides access to new and robust features to expand your camera’s capability. \u00a0On the down side, it feels like a bit of a money grab, since many of these apps require paying between 5 and 10 dollars each to enable functionality that the camera should probably have baked in to begin with. \u00a0Still, it’s one way to keep the cost of the camera down while allowing users who want these features to easily get them.<\/p>\n

Some of the apps allow some cheesy filters, and these are, in my opinion, extremely overpriced for what they do. \u00a0I’d imagine most people who want these types of filter effects will simply toss an image to their smartphone and use any number of far more powerful and easy to use apps to add effects to their images. \u00a0However, some of the other apps offer expanded functionality for the serious shooter. \u00a0I’d imagine one of the more popular apps would be the ‘time lapse’ app, which adds a very robust intervalometer to the camera, complete with the automatic assembly of the images into a time lapse movie, if desired. \u00a0I will probably eventually purchase this app, as it’s an inexpensive way to get a feature that is extremely nice to have.<\/p>\n

The overall experience of using the app store is slightly clunky (especially when you first set up your account), but it works about as well as you could expect a non-touchscreen device to work. \u00a0The store is one area that would be much more fluid if the camera had a touch screen.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Features<\/h3>\n

The a6000 is a very full featured camera, especially given the low price. \u00a0The a6000 has an excellent exposure bracketing mode, allowing single shot or continuous shot bracketing, which rattles off the 3 to 5 frames at the 11 frame per second burst rate. \u00a0You can bracket 5 frames up to 0.7 EV apart, or 3 frames at up to 3.0 EV apart. \u00a0I typically use 2 EV for 3 frames, which is enough to cover almost any scene.<\/p>\n

The camera’s self timer, in addition to offering the usual 10 second or 2 second timer, can also be set to fire off three or five shots after the timer goes off, which is a nice touch.<\/p>\n

The a6000 has the typical ‘scene’ modes that I never use, as well as their now standard ‘sweep panorama’ mode, which takes a series of photos and stitches them in camera. \u00a0The a6000 does a decent job with this feature, but the clacking shutter always makes me loathe using this feature in practice, and you’ll get a better stitch if you carefully take individual frames and stitch them using more sophisticated software.<\/p>\n

Not a feature, but a detriment: The a6000 continues a recent trend with Sony,\u00a0and that’s not supplying an actual external battery charger with the camera. \u00a0Instead, all battery charging must be performed by connecting the camera via USB cable (and provided wall charger for USB). \u00a0I can’t imagine the cost of the USB wall charger is significantly less than that of a dedicated external battery charger, but even if it is, this is inexcusable on an interchangeable lens camera. \u00a0The battery life on the a6000 is typical of most small mirrorless cameras, which means you get about 350-400 shots out of a charge. \u00a0As such, a second battery is a very good idea. \u00a0Without an external charger you can either charge your battery or use your camera…never both. \u00a0Sony sells their charger for around $50, though third party chargers can be had for much less. \u00a0I’d budget for the charger as part of the purchase, as it’s somewhat essential in my view. \u00a0Shame on you, Sony for cheaping out on consumers in this manner, however.<\/p>\n

Continue: Image Quality<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Image Quality<\/h3>\n

Color and Dynamic Range<\/h4>\n
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Ohio Statehouse – Sony a6000 with Sigma 19mm f\/2.8 DN Art (click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sony a6000 features a brand new 24 megapixel APS-C sized sensor, and as you’d expect from a current high-resolution sensor, the image quality from the camera is on a very high level. \u00a0The dynamic range captured by the a6000 is outstanding. \u00a0Even in harsh lighting, it is usually quite easy to recover all the highlight and shadow detail you’d need for quality images. \u00a0The tonal rolloff is quite nice as well, and when presented with a vibrant scene, it’s possible to extract simply gorgeous tones out of the RAW files.<\/p>\n

Color is somewhat muted in the RAW files right out of camera, especially the greens and blues, but these can be adjusted to taste very easily. \u00a0The final result of the excellent dynamic range and very nice color response is a camera that can produce very rich images.<\/p>\n

One downside is that Sony appears to utilize some compression even in the RAW files. \u00a0As a result, if you\u00a0push the files hard by making large exposure adjustments, pushing shadows or strongly enhancing local contrast, the images start to fall apart a little earlier than some other recent cameras I’ve shot with. \u00a0Artifacts and even a little banding at base ISO can be induced if you really punish the files, which is somewhat surprising. \u00a0Still, for the vast majority of shooting, this won’t be an issue, but it is something to be careful of if you tend to really push the files to their limit in the digital darkroom.<\/p>\n

Detail and Noise<\/h4>\n
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Baby Drummer – Sony a6000 with Sigma 60mm f\/2.8 DN Art @ ISO 12,800<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first thing you’ll notice about the a6000 if you are using high quality lenses is that the camera is capable of resolving an incredible amount of detail. \u00a0The sensor has an anti-aliasing filter, but it appears to be quite weak. \u00a0Per-pixel sharpness is excellent, and the camera holds detail at base ISO through about ISO 1600. \u00a0Beyond that, detail suffers a little, but the camera\u00a0still holds on to good levels of detail even at most of the higher ISOs, though noise does obscure the finest details at the upper end of the sensitivity range.<\/p>\n

Speaking of noise, the a6000 delivers very clean files at base ISO, though once you go above that, a very fine noise is visible in blocks of solid color if you zoom to 100%. \u00a0However, this fine noise will be ultimately invisible in a print or web shared image up to around ISO 1600. \u00a0Images at ISO 1600 are quite usable and the extra resolution means that final output will still be very good at this ISO. \u00a0ISO 3200 starts to show quite a bit of noise at 100% and it’ll seep into prints a bit too, though I still view ISO 3200 as a perfectly usable setting. \u00a0Noise starts to dramatically increase beyond 3200. \u00a0ISO 6400 and even 12,800 can be used for web use and small prints due to the relatively high detail , but ISO 25,600 pushes this just too far, with all fine detail obliterated. It’s worth noting that at the higher ISOs, nailing exposure is critical, as the shadow noise can increase dramatically at the high-end of the ISO range.<\/p>\n

While the pixel level noise on the a6000 is nothing special in today’s market, the combination of high detail with good noise performance means the a6000 is very capable in low light for an APS-C camera. While I don’t think it’s the current top of the heap in that department, I have little reservations of shooting with the a6000 in lower light.<\/p>\n

JPEG Quality<\/h4>\n

While I shoot almost exclusively in RAW, I have sampled the JPEG production of the a6000 over the course of the last few weeks, and I am happy to report that Sony has made great strides in the past few months in the quality of the JPEG output. When I reviewed the Sony A7 <\/a>in December of 2013, I lauded the amazing RAW image quality, but was sorely disappointed by absolutely terrible JPEGs. \u00a0The a6000, thankfully, doesn’t share the A7’s awful JPEG engine. \u00a0JPEGs out of camera have good color and contrast and the automatic dynamic range optimizer does a good job of packing in some nice dynamic range. \u00a0 The biggest improvement is at higher ISOs, where the a6000 produces rather pleasing high ISO JPEGs. \u00a0While I still find the noise reduction to be a bit heavy-handed, the images ultimately come out in a manner that will allow for decent prints.<\/p>\n

Movies<\/h4>\n

As I mentioned in my opening disclaimer, I am not a videographer, and I don’t feel qualified to provide detailed analysis on the video quality of a camera, though I will certainly give my impressions. \u00a0The a6000 has all the video features the average shooter will want, with 1080p production at both 24 and 30 fps. \u00a0You can shoot in manual, aperture priority, shutter priority or program mode, and auto ISO will work in conjunction with exposure compensation, giving you some extra exposure power. \u00a0I typically shoot in aperture priority, which is quite powerful for most shooting. \u00a0The camera will automatically choose a shutter speed that is double the frame rate, as you’d desire, while allowing you to choose (and change on the fly) the aperture. \u00a0Setting ISO to Auto allows you to keep the desired shutter speed, while maintaining aperture and still adjust exposure by means of on-the-fly ISO adjustment. \u00a0That’s pretty nice. \u00a0Focus is limited to continuous or manual in video mode, and I’m not quite sure why, but focusing works well while recording videos.<\/p>\n

Quality seemed very good to my eye, with low compression and nice fluid motion, though as I said, I am not the one you want to speak to about critical video quality analysis.<\/p>\n

Continue: Conclusion and Image Samples<\/a><\/h4>\n

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Conclusion<\/h3>\n

\"sigma30_a6000\"<\/a>Pros<\/h4>\n