Sony A6000

Sony α6000

Maker	Sony
Type	Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
Image sensor type	Exmor HD CMOS
Image sensor size	23.5 x 15.6mm (APS-C type)
Maximum resolution	(3:2) 6000 x 4000 (24.3MP) (16:9) 6000 x 3375 (20.1MP)
Image processor	Bionz X
Recording medium	SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Lens mount	Sony E-mount
Flash	Incorporated flash (pop-out), hotshoe
Shutter speeds	1/4000s to 30s
ASA/ISO range	Auto, 100 – 25800
Focus areas	179 focus points
Continuous shooting	3 frame/s, 11 frame/s in speed priority mode
Viewfinder	Built-in 1.44 million dots OLED Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder magnification	0.7
Frame coverage	100%
Custom WB	Yes
Rear LCD monitor	3 inches with 921,600 dots
Battery	NP-FW50, InfoLITHIUM, 7.2 V, 1080 mAh, 7.7 Wh, Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Dimensions	120 x 67 x 45mm (4.72 x 2.64 x 1.77 inches)
Weight	344g including battery

The Sony A6000 (stylized "Sony α6000", model ILCE-6000)^[1] is a digital camera announced February 12, 2014.^[2] It is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera or MILC, and this has a smaller body form factor than a traditional DSLR, whilst retaining the sensor size and features of an APS-C-sized model. It is targeted at experienced users, enthusiasts and professionals. It replaces the NEX-6 and NEX-7.^[3] Review websites note that although the A6000 uses a 24MP sensor like the Sony NEX-7, the Sony Alpha A6000 can also be seen as more of a replacement of the Sony NEX-6.^[4]

As other cameras the Sony A6000 is advertised featuring the "world's fastest autofocus" with lag of 0.06 second and 11 fps continuous shooting with tracking AF, but now lags for example behind the latest Nikon 1 series J4 with 0.01 second delay and 20 fps continuous shooting with tracking AF, albeit with a much smaller and lower-quality sensor. Its MSRP is $700 with a 16-50mm power-zoom kit lens f/3.5-5.6.^[5]

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Firmware Updates

Firmware Ver1.10 was released on 30 October,2014, faster start up time and support to "Smart Remote Control" Play Memories application.^[6]

Firmware Ver1.20 was released on 26 March 2015, added support to new lens and a few minor enhancements.^[7]

Firmware Ver1.21 was released on 6 April 2015, fixed error in Ver1.20 and improved lens performance.^[8]

Firmware Ver2.00 was released on 16 June 2015, enables to capture video in XAVC S codec which supports high Bit Rates.^[9]

Firmware Ver3.10 was released on 17 March 2016, optimizes the new lenses performance. (Applied to the lenses releasing after 2016 March) ^[10]

References

1. "Sony a6000 promises world's fastest AF and 11 fps subject tracking". February 12, 2014.
2. "Sony A6000 officially announced! It’s the world fastest autofocus camera!". February 12, 2014.
3. "Sony Alpha A6000 (ILCE-6000) Hands-On Review". February 12, 2014.
4. Kevin Carter (April 9, 2014). "Sony A6000 sensor review: Little wonder".
5. Zach Honig (February 11, 2014). "Sony's A6000 is the mirrorless camera you'll want to own, ships this April for $800 with lens".
6. Sony Japan (October 2014). "Notice to owners of Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera ILCE-7 / ILCE-7R / ILCE-6000 / ILCE-5100 / ILCE-5000 for system software update". Retrieved 2 October 2015.
7. Sony Asia (March 2015). "ILCE System Software Update version 1.20". Retrieved 2 October 2015.
8. Sony Japan (April 2015). "本体ソフトウェアアップデート". Retrieved 9 April 2015.
9. Sony Japan (June 2015). "Notice to owners of Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera “ILCE-7”, “ILCE-7R”, and “ILCE-6000” for system software update". Retrieved 2 October 2015.
10. Sony Japan (March 2016). "Notice to owners of Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera “ILCE-6000” for system software update". Retrieved 22 March 2016.