To ask a company like Sony to produce perfect UI might be too much. 71.2k. And they'll eventually likely own the MILC market because they are the only ones doing this. Then the light meter will mostly be fooled much more than 1/3 stop, compared to perfect raw file exposure. @FlyinDoc,Rolling shutter reported with those lenses on the A6500. The shutter mechanism is designed to suppress vibration and withstand around 200,000 shutter cycles. I don't know what it is that you can only take about 100 pictures on one charge with your A6000. Most importantly, I remove lots of pre-installed apps, and heavily rearrange the rest. I believe this is a focus-by-wire lens. There has been plenty of speculation on what they would be, including an affordable 35/1.8 (in the mould of the 85/1.8), 500/4, 600/4, a long pro zoom (200-500) and a fast standard aps-c zoom. Respect, Sony managed to get worse than Canon in Exposure Latitude ... https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/image-comparison/fullscreen?attr144_0=sony_a6400&attr144_1=canon_eosm50&attr144_2=fujifilm_xt30&attr144_3=fujifilm_xt30&attr146_0=100_6&attr146_1=100_6&attr146_2=160_6&attr146_3=160_7&attr177_0=off&attr177_1=off&attr177_2=off&attr177_3=off&normalization=compare&widget=665&x=-0.07750481008931405&y=-0.9625850265790026. We compare the Canon EOS R6, Nikon Z6 II, Panasonic S5 and Sony a7 III. will get my money. Below you can see the front view size comparison of Canon RP and Sony A6400. I still use the Sony 6000, perfectly decent camera, but think will move up at some point to the 6400. Sony had often been criticized for being "an electronics company" rather than "a photography company". The best cameras for under $1000 should have good ergonomics and controls, great image quality and be capture high-quality video. How to use your Alpha or DSC camera to live stream using the HDMI port. Sony was much better. Movies in slow motion (up to 5x) and quick motion (up to 60x) can be recorded in the camera, without post-processing on a PC. Have a look. Take a look. Will it be the same with the A6400? Sure, 3rd party lens support probably helps with their camera sales. The full-frame e-mount lenses work beautifully on the A6400 and other APS-C bodies, and some are sufficiently small-sized. No, it's not really a similar strategy. Continuous Video Tracking is now becoming the benchmark of any camera, and those won't can't do C-AF reliably will died. Photographer and YouTuber Todd Dominey has shared a video that details the history of Kodak Aerochrome film, a film stock he says has 'an origin story unlike any other.'. Get the detailed list of specifications for the Sony ILCE-6400 / ILCE-6400L / ILCE-6400M & see which Cameras fit your needs. 24MP APS-C image sensor. Canon and Nikon colors generally look good both in jpeg and raw conversion in latest models I think. Owning both Fujis and Sonys, I can’t say I’m enjoying both.That said, the Fuji has much better tactile controls. Thanks..!!!Al. We're glad you asked. The only issue is that I can't move the Spot, so I have to center, half-press, and recompose. Just to make myself clear, I am a Canon user and think its UI is, at best, only slightly less horrific than Sony’s. The flip-up screen is also desirable for anyone who wants to capture themselves in video, like for vlogging. I never use my 18-135mm switch and just hit the body button. correct me if I'm incorrect or blunt. There is total compatibility between all E-mount APS-C and FF lenses, because they all use a common mount. Way too many options are difficult or poorly designed. Sony has a great focus tracking system but stupidly has not provided quick/easy implementation. Same lens on Olympus EM-10, no problems there. Thanks for pointing it out. I guess dpreview would rather just shoot in Raw than use default colors on the Sony. About what focal length? Yes some drainage might occure, but it is not that your battery is empty after say a week of doing nothing, it might have dropped from 100 to say 98%. It's a matter of managing your resources, putting those limited resources towards specific goals at specific times. The Sony a6400 officially replaces the older a6300: it uses the same sensor but comes with some subtle enhancements aside from the impressive autofocus capabilities. Never miss a moment of the action thanks to fast internal processing and a high-capacity buffer memory. Or maybe it will the other way round -- now that the market is in quite some turmoil... Until then, we'll just keep seeing that constant stream of bad market news, and constant moaning of how mobile phones eat everyone's cake. When AF-C is set, Real-time Eye AF maintains stable focus on a moving subject even when part of the face is hidden, the face is backlit or the subject is facing downwards. That's where a fully articulating "selfie" screen is so helpful. It’s a valid concern for anyone who wants to use an external microphone while recording themselves. The ISO Invariance and Exposure Latitude jpeg previews of the raw files are processed differently than from other cameras. Key features include: 24.2MP APS-C sensor and BIONIZ X image processor. Assign "AF on" to a customizable button and set the camera to AF-C. Then, when you hold the customized button down the focus will track and when you release the button it will stop. Form factor in the 6 series remains a big put-off for me. The new DJI Mavic Mini 2 includes several notable improvements over the original Mavic Mini, including 4K video, Raw photo capability, and DJI's robust OcuSync 2.0 transmission system. Lightweight, compact and sturdily built, the α6400 is loaded with impressive capabilities and features. FW updates must be OTA (WLAN), available with a single press of a button. Find out its strengths - and weaknesses - in the pages to follow. Well, I can't see the detail on the fig leaf. The Sony A6400 is a mid-range mirrorless camera with a 24 Megapixel APSC sensor, 4k video, powerful autofocus tracking, a built-in viewfinder and touchscreen that flips-up by 180 degrees to face the subject. @captura - "Sony prefers to offer new FE lenses so an upgrade path to A7 & A9 bodies is clear for A6xxx owners.". Noise reduction is particularly effective in the frequently used medium-to-high sensitivity range. In your spec summary, you show both the A6400 and A6300 as having Bluetooth. Yes, Marketing departments do whatever they can to obstruct engineering to introduce the perfect camera to the market - this will hurt sales for decades as nobody will be upgrading. They were smart enough to open up E mount protocol, but their wisdom ended there, alas. @captura - https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2018/09/27/sony-strategy-12-new-lenses-coming-soon, https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-to-launch-12-more-lenses-in-2019, I'm pretty sure that out of the 12 new lenses coming for E-mount, some of them will be for APS-C. And it would seem appropriate that Sony would release "enthusiast" APS-C lenses (ie, f/2.8 zooms) to go with their new "enthusiast" APS-C body. Where is this information published? If moving over to an A7 design style with central EVF, it will be named an A7000. umm it was dpr in the latest comparison between fuji and sony midsize models where we were reminded of sonyys weaks poorly orginized menu, ok??? Dynamic range is only a stop or so difference, no big deal. Unless you need better AF, better EVFs and faster operation, there isn't a whole lot of incentive to upgrade your camera. Quick, accurate autofocus. It's not intuitive, and it's not fast. Check out the winners of the 2020 DPReview Awards! For better or for worse, the a6400 handles just like the a6300 before it. I will say, that's a -deep- menu system they have, haha. I have a NEX 7.I use manual focus and manual exposure.I shoot raw.My prime lens has no stabilization.So if I ignore all the shooting features added to this new camera, is the raw image from its 24mp sensor any better than the raw image from my NEX 7 24mp sensor? In my experience, the AF worked so well that I never really needed to focus-and-recompose. Aiming to save photographers carrying a cable and a charger for every battery they use, this device handles up to four batteries at the same time and can charge at home, in the car and via a USB power bank. Excellent photos from such cheap lenses. We recommend downloading and installing the latest version of one of the following browsers: Our site is not optimized for your current browser. To be honest it's equally disappointing that Sony didn't give IBIS to a $1000 camera, A6400 is not a cheap camera at all. Back button focus. I picked up a Canon 7D MkII and I had to figure out where stuff was.. there is no magic... and honestly the menus looked paged in quite similar fashion to my A9.. (and the a6400 is basically the same).. so.. yeah. I believe that a year or 5 ago (or longer) the old NEX GUI was replaced for the same kind of GUI as can be found in the A-mount camera's. Their full frame lenses can be used on APS-c E-mount cameras, and when customers decide to migrate to full frame they'll already have lens for that system. Sony is still the biggest sponsor of dpreview I see. Capture One Pro (for Sony) can be bought for even more editing tools and tethered shooting capability. They could have done better....... for years now. Use "Remote" to control and monitor shooting live on your PC screen; "Viewer" to quickly preview, rate, and select photos from large image libraries; and "Edit" to develop RAW data into high-quality photos for delivery. old school DSLR shooters are the most stubborn people on the planet. It's lower because it's evaluated at a different time. I honestly have a hard time seeing who these Sony E mount cameras appeal to in view of the competition. Sony 6400 is a superb camera in midrange as it also bagged EISA and tipa awards . With the tracking, you're focusing-while-recomposing. It is financially unfavorable for camera manufacturers to give you one single camera that lasts 5 years, and so is it physically impossible to implement M43 IBIS in a full-frame body. ILCE-6400 α6400 Use this manual if you encounter any problems, or have any questions about your product. (DPR have failed to change that spec. yes, i have read up this particular lens....sorry to say, plenty of negative remarks , although there are a lower portion that gave thumbs up: only for pricing and lightweighted. We've combed through the options and selected our two favorite cameras in this class. I don't need a dual SD slot on an sub 1000$ camera, but why not have an UHS-II for faster data transfer. and unlike the crippled Fuji X30, it has an indispensable selfie LCD to shoot video... great Sony. Sure, the Fuji smartphone camera remote app is great. The Imaging Edge Webcam application makes it easy to use your Sony camera as a high-quality webcam, with wide compatibility, for impressive live-streaming and conferencing. However when i bought the 55-210 OSS lens (which is indeed cheap by that price rate) it is quite a let down. Technical Editor Richard Butler's pick was the unusual lens that gave him the opportunity to try something new. If I waited any longer til my next shot, I'd switch the camera off.With all the battery woes aside though, I still recognise the potential that the A6000 crop series has, and I am sure that all the later versions are fantastic. I guess if DP were being paid they'd have claimed auto focus was sub par too. Not everyone wants 4/3 format. With super-fast AF and highly precise subject tracking, it's ideal for capturing fast-moving action, while its wide sensitivity range and stunning image quality make it suitable for just about any photographic opportunity you may encounter, whether you're shooting stills or movies. Your comment makes no sense. So if you must have dual card slots (and uncompresssed RAW), I would just wait until Sony releases their "enthusiast" APS-C body. by the Sony Imaging Edge mobile app, using some nice UI. Image-processing algorithms inherited from full-frame cameras have led the way to more lifelike color reproduction. The original NEX primes, 50/1,8 OSS and 35/1.8 OSS are very good, AF and stabilized. The overall result is a rather confusing mashup of options, with little appreciable semblance of organization. And would a full frame lens be okay? This is what he suggested. Smooth, steady focus is in your control with high-performance AF tracking. I’ve had my a6000 for three years now and I am continually finding that any shortcomings in the photos and videos it produces are due to the operator (me). Sony's new Visual Story app for iOS promises event and wedding photographers a variety of useful tools, designed to simplify their workflow and enhance their business. Before you start. Including the FE 28-70 kit lens, which weighs only 295 gm. An array of customization features, inherited from full-frame models, gives you greater flexibility and control over how your camera operates. A clearly and logically organized menu is always preferable. Which one is right for you? Be among the first to get the latest The Canon RF 800mm F11's unique combination of telephoto reach, affordability and light weight will likely enable even more people to do the same. There is not any objective consensus in anything you said. @vadimsIt’s still a bad idea: good UI means you have sensible defaults to begin with, so that little or no configuration is required for most users. I read somewhere about black corners of the 18-135mm which can not be corrected in older Lightroom versions like 6. Sony a6000, a6100, a6300, a6400, a6500, a6600: what's the difference and which should I buy? yeah, who cares if your x-h1 photos are blurry because the af is weak sauce. So we can only expect 10 lenses. That more than makes up for a slightly smaller sensor and makes it better for video. It works wonders with Photoshop RAW. Which one takes better JPEG.As 6100 is newer it may have better jpeg. Today, at its Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm revealed the details of its new Snapdragon 888 system on a chip (SoC) that, amongst performance and battery improvements, offers an array of impressive photographer features, should Android smartphone manufacturers choose to make the most of them. Can you explain me why? A big part of their business is in selling lenses too. I have an A6000, my brother 'had' an A6300 and they are both horrible on battery life. Last time I had to create "Huawei crap" folder and move there non-removable apps ("out of sight"). W/o all that, the bloat would be unbearable. As someone who wasted way too much of his youth writing config files by hand for his Unix desktop environment, I feel somewhat qualified in claiming that the last thing we need in a camera is a user-editable config file. Well, the real liability of *all* current camera manufacturers is that they are not "software companies". My guess is, if continuing with the brick design, it will be called an A6700. Because they were never comfortable, and still aren't. I just checked, and it works as I described. Either you DPR guys have enormous hands or you are contractually compelled to find some way to bash Sony. If I wanted to have a 3:2 format crop sensor camera I would have to go with Fuji. 0. The camera will instantly lock onto the target subject and keep it in constant focus. Cool? You might ask what the heck was I doing in the menu for so long, but hey, times flies when you're having fun - well in most case it does...Anyway, that's enough about this from me. Being a Fujifilm shooter, I must give kudos to Sony for releasing what seems to be a fantastic camera that will certainly compete with the Fujifilm X-T30. I'm not aware of any camera manufacturers that do SW any better. File: Sony-Alpha-6400_01.jpg (557 KB, 2100x1400) 557 KB JPG. Be among the first to get the latest Sony news in your inbox. Looking at the image quality section, I'm quite impressed how the A6000 still provides matching imagery. May be because the Nikon Z6 is a FF big and expensive system, very few original lenses available and no compatible with screw AF old Nikon lenses using the adapter? It would probably be some very small niche hobby, like landscape painting! I don't want to abanon M43, but so far M43 has DONE NOTHING to address its core weaknesses. Why to have this kind of discussion? This is very different behavior from that of the a7III/a7RIII with firmware 3.0. The fundamental problem with Sony, and especially the E mount still remains. Sony's habit of giving similar names to cameras that look the same can make it difficult to choose between them. The Rokinon primes have opened my eyes to the quality that my NEX is capable of with a sharp lens and I think I will get more bang for my buck getting better lenses than I would getting a newer body. The Sony Alpha 6400 is a very compact and lightweight system camera, packed with brand new technology: The new sensor and the new imaging electronics deliver top shots in any light. I own the 18-135, but I have used the 18-105. Is this a professional feature, this so called narcisitic feature? Find your perfect vlog camera for your style, Fast 0.02 sec AF, with 425 phase-detection AF points, Real-time Tracking and Real-time Eye AF, to detect and hold onto moving subjects, 24.2-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor with outstanding light sensitivity, High-resolution 4K movie recording to support serious video production, 180 ° tiltable LCD touchscreen for easier self-portraits and high- and low-angle shots, Looking for help? I don't want to start anything that causes arguments. I want a simple tracking on/tracking off toggle function (w/o using the touch screen). @tedolf - "Lots of zoom range is not appealing to most amateurs.". There are plenty of people out there capturing themselves in video, whether it be for personal use or for creating your own Youtube channel. Review: Does the Canon Rebel T8i DSLR make sense in an increasingly mirrorless world? I'm sure it will sell like the hot cakes though. Thanks for the clarification. Here are our top recommended lenses for Sony a6400 APS-C format mirrorless camera. Sony's 'Real-Time' autofocus promises to track almost anything you throw at it, but it's not enabled by default. Only used A6300 so I may be completely off track, but maybe setting up back button focusing so that half-press shutter would not change focus? I just bought the sigma dn 19mm f2.8 lens for $137, try finding a similar prime that cheap for x mount or fe mount. Take a closer look. In stock on December 3, 2020. Sony A6400 - aparat cyfrowy, bezlusterkowiec, 24.2Mpx, APS-C, ILCE-6400 Sony A6400 / ILCE-6400 Ocena 5 / 5 276 opinii Sony a6400 body (ilce-6400) + lens cashback 450zł It is a keeper camera. ... ILCE-6400 Tutorials. 2X 64GB Transcend Memory Card, Gadget Bag, UV-CPL-FLD Filters and … The words 'Real-Time' don't even appear in the camera's menu. The question is: has this issue been addressed now?