Compact and Lightweight Mirrorless DSLR
The a6000 is a super-compact mirrorless camera that's about half the size and weight of a typical DSLR, yet it has the same size APS-C sensor as most DSLRs. The interchangeable lenses and E-mount system make the a6000 more versatile than almost any other camera on the market.
High Resolution 24MP APS-C Sensor
Get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements thanks to the newly developed 24.3 megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. It has higher resolution than most DSLRs and adopts the same gapless on-chip lens structure as the a7R for ultimate image quality and light sensitivity.
Better Images through BIONZ X Processing
The BIONZ X image processor faithfully reproduces textures and details in real time via extra high-speed processing capabilities delivering true-to-life images - as seen by the naked eye. It enables greater natural detail, richer tonal gradations, lower noise and more realistic images whether you shoot stills or video.
Ultra-fast Response
Capture the perfect moment - the a6000 realizes 11 frames per second continuous shooting with AF (Auto Focus) tracking by making the most of the wide-area 179-point phase-detection AF sensor. Even when dealing with a moving subject the a6000's superb moving-subject tracking performance ensures you get the shot during still or video capture.
Easy and Intuitive Controls
Despite its small size, the a6000 gives you full DSLR control and immediate access to the functions you need to shoot like a pro. Two dials on top and a rear-mounted control wheel allow quick selection of shooting modes and camera settings. In addition to the Fn button, there's seven customizable buttons, which can be assigned any of 47*4 functions.
Instantly Connect via NFC and Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi connectivity allows you to control your camera with your compatible smartphone or tablet and the PlayMemories Camera Apps5. Frame your shot on your device's LCD, snap the shutter, and then transfer the images directly to your mobile device for quick editing and uploading. And with NFC (near field communication) technology, connecting has never been easier. Simply tap the camera to an NFC-enabled device, and you're ready to shoot and share without wires or hassles.
Stunning Low Light Photos
With 20% higher sensitivity than the NEX-7 due to the newly developed Exmor CMOS sensor and BIONZ X processor, you get stunning detail in in low light from ISO range 100 - 25000. And for an additional burst of light, the a6000 features a pop-up flash and a standard hot shoe for additional flash accessories.
Full HD Output
Capture Full 1920 x 1080 HD uncompressed clean-screen video files with external recording devices via an HDMI connection in 60p and 60i frame rates. Selectable in-camera AVCHD codec frame rates include super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or cinematic 24p, while MP4 codec is also available for smaller files for easier upload to the web.
What You See is What You Get
View every scene in rich detail on the high contrast 1.4M dot Tru-Finder OLED EVF. It delivers 100% frame coverage with an approximately 33? viewing angle for corner-to-corner visibility. Not only that, the viewfinder displays what will appear in your recordings, including the effects of your camera settings so you can fine-tune focus and preview your shots before you take the picture.
PlayMemories Camera Apps
Personalize your camera by adding new features of your choice with PlayMemories Camera Apps. Find apps to fit your shooting style from portraits, detailed close-ups, sports, time lapse, motion shot and much more. Use apps that shoot, share and save photos using Wi-Fi that make it easy to control and view your camera from smartphone, and post photos directly to Facebook or backup images to the cloud without connecting to a computer5.
Cover Every Shooting Angle
Snap shots high over crowds or down low to capture a pet's eye view with the tiltable 3.0" (921k dots) Xtra Fine LCD Display that boasts a range of movement of approximately up 90? and down 45?. Easily scroll through menus and preview life thanks to WhiteMagic technology that dramatically increases visibility in bright daylight. The large display delivers brilliant-quality still images and movies while enabling easy focusing operation.
DSLR-like Focusing Speed
Enhanced Fast Hybrid auto focus combines speedy phase-detection AF with highly accurate contrast-detection AF, which has been accelerated through a new Spatial Object Detection algorithm, to achieve among the fastest autofocusing performance of any full-frame camera. First, phase-detection AF with 179 densely placed phase-detection AF points swiftly and efficiently moves the lens to bring the subject nearly into focus. Then contrast-detection AF with wide AF coverage fine-tunes the focusing in the blink of an eye.
Features:
- All the quality in half the size & weight of other DSLRs
- World's fastest auto focus with 179 AF points and 11Fps
- Capture life in high resolution with 24MP APS-C sensor
- Better Images through BIONZ X processing
- Instant sharing via smartphone with Wi-Fi and NFC
- Stunning low light photos with ISO range of 100-25600
- Easy and intuitive controls help you shoot like a pro
- Record Full HD 1080/24/60P video
- What you see is what you get with an OLED Viewfinder
- 3.0" 921k dot LCD tilts for high and low angle framing
- Enhance your camera and creativity with Camera Apps
- Fast Hybrid AF (Auto Focus) with 179 phase-detection points
- Low light situations not a problem
- New Eye AF control
- 4K Still image output by HDMI8 or Wi-Fi for viewing on 4K TVs
Specifications:
Camera
- Lens Compatibility: Sony E-mount, (Sony A-mount, Minolta/Konica Minolta Maxxum lenses confirmed via optional LA-EA adaptor)
- Lens Mount: Sony E-mount
- Camera Type: Mirrorless Camera
Imaging Sensor
- Imaging Sensor: Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 X 15.6mm)
- Processor: BIONZ X image processor
- Anti Dust: Charge protection coating on Optical Filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism
- Pixel Gross: Approx. 24.7 megapixels
- Effective Picture Resolution: Approx. 24.3 megapixels
- Focal Length Conversion Factor: 1.5x
- Color Filter System: RGB primary color
Recording
- Media Type: SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo media
- Color Space: Still: sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut), Adobe RGB Movie: xvYCC standard (x.v.Color when connected via HDMI cable) Compatible with TRILUMINOS color
- Still Image Mode: RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard
- Still Image Max Effective Resolution: 24.3M pixels (approx.)
- Still Image Size 16:9: L: 6000 x 3376 (20M) M: 4240 x 2400 (10M) S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M)
- Still Image Size 3:2: L: 6000 x 4000 (24M) M: 4240 x 2832 (12M) S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M)
- Panorama Still Image Size: Wide: Horizontal 23M (12,416 x 1,856), Wide: Vertical 12M (5,536 x 2,160), Standard: Horizontal 15M (8,192 x 1,856), Standard: Vertical 8.4M (3,872 x 2,160)
- Video Format: AVCHD Ver. 2.0 / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
- Video Mode: AVCHD: PS - 1920x1080/60p @ 28Mbps FX - 1920x1080/60i @ 24Mbps FH - 1920x1080/60i @ 17Mbps FX - 1920x1080/24p @ 24Mbps FH - 1920x1080/24p @ 17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440x1080/30fps @ 12Mbps, VGA - 640x480/30fps @ 3Mbps
- Audio Format: Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch
- Still Image File Format: JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
Optics/Lens
- Lens Type: Sony E-mount
- Lens Mount Type: Sony E-mount lenses
- Lens Stabilization: Optical SteadyShot
- Aperture (Max.): f/3.5 - 5.6
- Aperture (Min.): f/22 - F32
- Optical Zoom: Approx. 3x
- Digital Zoom: Approx. 4x
- Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 24mm - 77mm
- Filter Diameter: 40.5mm
- Lens Groups-Elements: 8 groups, 9 elements (4 aspheric surfaces)
- Minimum Focus Distance: 9-13/16'' (.25m) (W) - 11-13/16'' (0.3m) (T)
- AF for Movie Capture: Fast Hybrid AF
- Angle of View: 83?-32?
- Aperture Blade: 7 Blades
- Aspheric Elements: 1 ED element, 3 aspheric elements
- Dimensions (Max. Diameter x Length): 2-5/8" x 1-13/16 (64.7 x 29.9mm)
- Direct Manual Focus: Yes
- Lens Weight: 4.1 oz (116 g.)
- Low Noise During Movie Capture: Yes
- Maximum Magnification: 0.215x
- Mount Material: Metal
- EV Compensation: Still images: +/-3.0 EV (1/3EV steps selectable) Movies: +/-2.0 EV (1/3EV steps selectable)
- Macro Mode: Yes
- Magnification: 0.215x
Viewfinder
- Type: 0.39" (1.0 cm) OLED electronic viewfinder (color), 1,440,000 dots
- Diopter Adjustment: -4.0 to +3.0m
- Field of View: 100% (approx. 33? vewing angle)
- Magnification: Approx. 1.07x (35mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.70x) with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 diopter
LCD Display
- LCD Type: 3.0" TFT LCD (921,600 dots)
- Angle Adjustment: Tilt up by approx. 90 degrees, down by approx. 45 degrees
- Brightness Control: Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode
- Coverage: 100%
- Live View: Continuous Live View
- Real-time image adjustment display: Yes (On/Off)
- Histogram: Yes (On/Off)
- Peaking: Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)
- Grid Display: Yes (Rule of Thirds, Square 4x6, Diagonal & Square 4x4, Off)
- Customization: Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Disp. Info, Histogram, For viewfinder
- Zebra: Yes (levels 70, ,75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 10, 100+, off)
Focus Control
- Focus System: Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)
- Focus Points: 179 points (phase-detection AF) 25 points (contrast-detection AF)
- AF Modes: AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus
- Focus Area: Wide (179 points phase-detection AF, 25 points contrast-detection AF), Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot (Small, Medium, Large)
- Focus Sensitivity: EV0 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached)
- Focus Features: Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, AF illuminator (with Built-in LED type) Approx. range; 0.3- approx. 3.0m (with E - PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
- AF Illuminator: Built-in LED, Range: approx. 3' 4" - 9' 9" (0.3m-3.0m)
Exposure System
- Picture Effect(s): 13 modes: Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R, G, B, Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration
- Auto Exposure Lock: Yes with AE lock button (AE also locked when shuter button is halfway: Auto/On/Off selectable)
- Color Temperature: 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter (G7 to M7: 15-steps, A7 to B7: 15-steps)
- Creative Style: Standard, Vivid, Neutral, Clear, Deep, Light, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Autumn leaves, Black & White, Sepia, Style Box(1-6), (Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps))
- D-Range Optimizer: Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1-6 EV, 1.0 EV step))
- Exposure Bracketing: Cont. Bracket: x3 or x5 image in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, Single Bracket: x3 or x5 image in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1.0 EV, 2.0 EV, 3.0 EV increments, White Balance Bracket: Low (LO), high (HI) DRO Balance Bracket: Low (LO), high (HI)
- Exposure Compensation: Still images: ?5.0 EV(1/3EV, 1/2EV steps selectable) Movies: ?2.0 EV(1/3EV steps selectable)
- Exposure Settings: iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M), Memoru Recal (MR), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection, Movie
- ISO: Stills: ISO 100-25,600 selectable in 1/3 EV steps, Still Auto: ISO 100-25,000 selectable upper and lower limit, Movies: ISO 100-12,800 selectable in 1 EV steps, Movie Auto ISO 200-12,800 selectable upper and lower limit
- Metering: Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
- Metering Modes: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
- Metering Sensitivity: EV 0 to 20 EV (at ISO100 equivalent, with F2.8 lens attached)
- Noise Reduction: Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 sec., High ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off selectable, Multi-frame NR: Auto/ISO 100 to 51200
- Scene Mode(s): Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night View, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur
- White Balance Mode: Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight), Flash, Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & Color Temp. Filter (G7 to M7: 15-steps, A7 to B7: 15-steps), Custom, Underwater Auto
Drive System
- Continuous Shooting Speed: Continuous mode: 11fps (hi), 6fps (mid), 2.5fps (low) with AF
- Drive Mode: Single Shot, Continuous shooting (Hi/Mid/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec delay 3/5 exposures selectable), Bracket: Cont. / Single/ WB / DRO
- Flash Sync Speed: 1/160 sec.
- Self-timer: 2-sec. or 10-sec. delay
- Shutter Speeds: Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (in 1/3 step), up to 1/60 in AUTO mode, up to 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter mode
- Shutter Type: Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
Flash
- Flash Bracketing: 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV steps, 3/5 frames (1.0/2.0/3.0 EV : only 3 frames) selectable
- Flash Compensation: ?3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
- Flash Coverage: 16mm (focal length printed on lens body)
- Flash Metering System: Pre-flash TTL
- Flash Modes: Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync, Red-eye reduction (On/Off)
- Flash Type: Built-in, Pop-up
- Guide Number: 6 (in meters at ISO 100)
Interface
- Remote Commander: Yes, via optional RM-VPR1
- Accessory Shoe: MI (Multi-interface shoe), Standard ISO 518:2006 design with multi-pin configuration for additional accessories
- A/V Remote Terminal: Yes, via optional RM-DSLR2 wired Multi-terminal remote
- DC IN: Yes via optional AC-PW20AM (sold separately)
- HD Output: HDMI micro connector (Type-D) BRAVIA Sync (link menu) PhotoTV HD 4K Still Image playback via HDMI to compatible 4K TV
- HDMI Terminal: HDMI micro connector (Type-D)
- Memory Card Slot: Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo/PRO-HG HX Duo media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
- NFC: Yes (NFC Forum Type 3 Tag compatible, One-touch remote, One-touch sharing)
- Tripod Mount: Yes (1/4" diameter, 20 threads per inch)
- USB Port(s): USB 2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)
- Wi-Fi: Yes(Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n(2.4GHz band) )
Weights and Measurements
- Dimensions (Approx.): Approx. 4-3/4" x 2-7/8" x 1-13/16" (120mm x 67mm x 45mm)
- Weight (Approx.): Approx. 10.1 oz (285 g) (body only) Approx. 12.1 oz (344 g) (with battery and memory stick)
Power
- Battery Type: InfoLITHIUM NP-FW50 (7.2V)
- Battery Capacity: 1080 mAh
- Number of Still Images: Approx. 310 shots (Viewfinder), Approx. 360 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)
- External Power: AC Adaptor AC-PW20
- Power Consumption (in LCD Screen Operation): Approx. 2.4W (still images, with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens)
- Power Consumption (in View Finder Operation): Approx. 2.8W (still images, with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens)
Software
- Supplied Software: Supplied Software: PlayMemories Home, Image Data Converter Version 4
- Operating System Compatibility: supported, Windows Image Mastering API(IMAPI) Ver.2.0 or later is required to use the function for creating discs.) Windows Vista SP2 (Starter Edition is not supported) Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8; Mac OS X (10.6-10.8)
Service and Warranty Information
- Limited Warranty Term: 1 Year Parts & Labor
Power consumption
- Power Consumption (in LCD Screen Operation): Approx. 2.4W (still images, with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens)
