At the same time, the A6000 got downgraded on the EVF – instead of the 2,359K EVF found on the NEX-6, the A6000 received a lower resolution 1,440K dot EVF. The new image processor was also able to squeeze a bit more images out of the same battery on the A6000. The A6000 also got a buffer upgrade, being able to shoot twice as many RAW images before the buffer fills up. Thanks to the more advanced image processor and a superior AF system, the A6000 is much better at tracking moving subjects than all previous NEX cameras and it can do so while being able to shoot at a whopping 11 fps. Second, the A6000 got a newer, much more advanced 179-point Hybrid autofocus system that covers 92% of the frame, compared to 99 focus points covering only 50% of the frame on the NEX-6. First of all, the A6000 got a higher resolution 24.3 MP APS-C CMOS sensor and a more powerful Bionz X image processor, compared to the 16.1 MP sensor and the previous-generation Bionz processor on the NEX-6. It has a similar camera design/form factor and somewhat of a similar base feature-set, although there are certainly some differences gained and lost in comparison. In essence, the Sony A6000 is the continuation of the Sony NEX-6 line. Instead, I will showcase some photos, along with my personal observations on what I liked and did not like about the A6000. I will not bother going into much depth about the camera’s features or its capabilities. It did not take much time for the A6000 to become one of my all-time favorite mirrorless cameras to shoot with. Although at launch it seemed like the A6000 was designed to be a lower-tier camera with its MSRP of $650 when compared to the NEX-6 and the NEX-7, Sony packed so many features into the camera, that it practically left no room for any other NEX camera to compete with.Īnd if we take into account the sub $400 price of the camera today, it really makes it tough to choose any other mirrorless camera on the market with the same or smaller sensor size! Small, compact, fast, versatile and very affordable – the A6000 is a serious tool with a lot of power, on top of its superb image quality. I had a chance to shoot with the Sony A6000 on a couple of occasions and I have to say, the camera did not disappoint. Let’s take a look at the A6000 in more detail, see what it has to offer and compare it to other popular mirrorless cameras on the market. Sony dumped the “NEX” naming convention in its line of mirrorless APS-C products and merged everything into the “Alpha” ecosystem. The Sony A6000 is an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera that was released as a flagship APS-C product in February of 2014.

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