Mirrorless revolution- Sony A6300

Sony released a new mirorless camera in February and in the US buyers might get their hands on it by the end of this month.

The model is an improved version of the Sonya6000, which I tested a couple of times and for such a small camera the quality and overall usage stunts me every time.

The new model is called A 6300 and it comes with a ultra-thin sensor, incredible autofocus and most importantly a Slug2 and Slug3 gama curves.This means you can even pop the ISO up to 3200 and your video will be noise-free (who doesn’t want that?).

Video qualiy is brilliant even in low light situations, and is also capable of 4K Video.

This camera will allow you to shoot videos at 120fps! Editing wise the files will be compatible with any editing software, is true that you might need a bit more space on your hard drive for the files, but hey…if you want the best out of the best…

The overall performance of the camera can easily be compared to a full frame sensor. For example it is predicted that this new toy might even surpass the Sony full frame A7sII.

The design is identical to the A6000 so it will be easy to make the switch from that version to the new one.

The new model will still work with E-mount sony lenses, so if you want to upgrade from the A6000 you can still keep your lenses, though you might want to invest in some more professional ones.

You can pre-order it already, and the price for body only is now at about £1000, which again in my opinion for such a great camera, it’s worth every penny.

 

Already on the internet you can find video samples that will leave you speechless

 

Overall specs:

Sensor
APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Exmor® CMOS sensor

Number Of Pixels (Effective)
Approx. 24.2 megapixels

Number of Pixels (total)
Approx. 25.0 megapixels

Anti-Dust System
Charge protection coating on Optical Filter and ultrasonic vibration mechanism

Recording Format (Still images)
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

Image Quality Modes
RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard

Recording Format
XAVC S/AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant/MP4

Video Compression
XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Focus Type
Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)

Focus Point
425 points (phase-detection AF) / 169 points (contrast-detection AF)

Focus Sensitivity Range
EV-1 to EV 20 (ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)

Metering Type
1200-zone evaluative metering

Viewfinder Type
XGA OLED, 1.0 cm (0.39 type) electronic viewfinder (color)

Speed (approx. max.)
Continuous mode: 11fps (Hi+), 8fps (Hi), 6fps (Mid), 3fps (Lo

Battery Life (CIPA, Still Images)
Approx. 350 shots (viewfinder) / Approx. 400 shots (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)

Battery Life (CIPA, Movies)
Actual: Approx. 70 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 75 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard), Continuous 5 7: Approx. 115 min. (viewfinder) / Approx. 115 min. (LCD screen) (CIPA standard)

Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 2.63 x 4.72 x 1.92 in

Weight
Approx. 12.73 oz (body only)/Approx. 14.25 oz (with battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo™)

 

Let me know in the comments bellow what you think about this new model!