ILCE-6000L

Taken for what it is - which is not a full DSLR - this camera is incredibly impressive! Lightweight, compact, and just about on par with any other crop sensor camera I've ever owned, this thing has become my go-to everyday carry camera. Coming from the world of DSLRs, I almost dismissed this thing outright given how light it is. My background is in wildlife photography, and in that arena, a DSLR still reigns supreme - for my money, and just about every other serious photographer. But short of when I'm intentionally out with an active agenda, this is the camera that I will in all likelihood throw in my messenger bag to have handy when unexpected opportunities come up. This camera, 35mm and 50mm fixed lenses, and a zoom just in case - I bought a used 55-210 not long after - will cover 99.9% of the subjects you'll ever shoot. The power zoom that comes in the kit is by no means a bad option - takes adequate photos, and preserves the selling point of the tiny size of the camera. But fixed lenses will always help you take better, faster, and sharper photos. I guarantee it! One area in which I do think this truly does, from a fundamental standpoint, win out over a DSLR, is that it is mirrorless. It is the future; the technology gets better by leaps and bounds, and Sony did by most accounts get this one right. It's not touchscreen, the menu isn't really well laid out, and the placement of buttons and dials take some getting used to if you're coming from a DSLR background. But anybody looking to start in photography could do way worse than a Sony mirrorless. The real time changes that you notice from your manual settings adjustments are far more forgiving than trying to learn stops of light and the compensations of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO on a DSLR. That immediate feedback on an LCD and in the viewfinder as well takes a lot of the guesswork out of the equations, and keeps you from having to constantly readjust to get things quite right. Learn here, and if you feel like progressing to higher end DSLRs, which still edge out mirrorless cameras as professional tools for the image quality they yield, you can certainly go that route. But in a camera like this, with more than enough megapixels you will ever feasibly need, and a perfectly fine sensor size for someone not looking to do huge blown up prints of their work, you'd be hard pressed to do better for the price. And like the saying goes - the best camera for any opportunity is the one you have on you. If you want better quality than your phone is capable of, this is a camera that is light enough and small enough to come with you wherever you go.

I recently set out to find a good camera capable of DSLR quality images but in a compact, lightweight, and easy to carry around design. After carefully reviewing this camera as well as several others in its class, I settled on the a6000. I am pleased to say I love this camera. The quality of images is outstanding with the large sensor and high mega pixel count. The camera packs a lot of features to it. I love how fast the focus is and the amazing fps. My only major criticism of the camera: The lack of being able to use the auto bracket and timer mode simultaneously. This is a serious flaw that Sony needs to address and hopefully will with a firmware upgrade. It is possible to get the results you need but in a harder work-around. So if you do a lot of HDR photography for example, this is something you will want to consider. I have a few non-serious nitpicks: -Some have criticized the battery life of the camera. While it could definitely be better, for the type of shooting I do (mostly travel photography and occasional high speed continuous shooting for action shots), I have been able to deal with it. But I also ordered two non-Sony brand batteries to use as back up which helps a lot. I recommend obtaining extra batteries to have on hand. The camera does feature a battery life meter on the display (indicated in %) to help you know when the battery is getting low. - The camera doesn't come with a body cap. While these are inexpensive and easy to obtain, it is nice to have a cap on hand, especially being a mirrorless camera where the sensor has nothing in front of it when a lens or cap is not attached. - A wall battery charger would have been nice. Instead, you must charge the battery via the camera and plug that in to the wall. Lame. Do yourself a favor and order separately, a wall charger and extra batteries for this camera. There are some non-Sony brand chargers/batteries on amazon you can get inexpensively. I ordered two non-Sony brand extra batteries and a wall charger bundled for about $25 and they work well and the charger also charges the real Sony battery. - Hopefully there will be more choices of Sony E mount lenses in the future. The ones I have used so far are good though. If rating this camera a 4.5 were an option, I would choose it. Only because of the issue of not being able to use the bracketing and using the timer simultaneously. But it wasn't enough to dock it a full point as it is something I am hopeful Sony can fix with firmware changes and is something I can live with if they don't. All in all, this camera has exceeded my expectations and is a joy to shoot with. You will especially love this camera if you don't want to carry a big heavy SLR around but still want excellent quality pictures. For my needs, this the best camera I have ever owned and I imagine it will last for a long time!

I was looking for a camera to use more for travel and hiking where my full frame Canon camera and lenses are just too big and heavy to lug around. I was concerned that any camera I compared to the image quality of the Canon would leave me disappointed. After doing a lot of research I tried the A6000, and it is exactly what I was looking for. It has very good image quality and the high ISO noise is very close to what I get from my Canon and it has close to the same resolution in the APS-C sensor. My other concern moving from my DSLR was focus lag which many point and shoot camera have where you press the shutter and then sometime later the shutter fires leaving me with a missed or blurry shot. The A6000 has incredible AF and locks on very quickly, it does hunt in lower light but no worse than my Canon so I was still very happy with the AF. The EVF is worth mentioning too, because it is big and bright and while it isn't as clear as a OVF it is nice enough that many times I forget I am using an EVF. I would caution that the 16-50mm power zoom, while nice and light and compact is pretty soft in the corners and there is some distortion at the 16mm end of the focal range. The out of camera jpg's correct for the lens distortion and look very nice, with rich colors and a large dynamic range. The wifi and NFC are nice for quickly uploading pictures to a phone or tablet, I use a Nexus 10 and have had no problems with the Sony app for sharing pictures and remotely controlling the camera. The wifi remote control leaves something to be desired as it is very limited it what it can control on the camera, but it works well enough to see the live view and snap the shutter for selfies or group shots. To make this my perfect camera it would need just two things, one is a built in level for the live display and the other is longer battery life, which drains fairly rapidly with the live display on. It is worth picking up at least one spare if you plan on staying out all day with this camera.

I purchased the a6000 to begin building a new photo system. I’ve had 3 great Canon DSLRs and never put much money in to the lenses, so I didn’t feel trapped in Canon land. I’ve used many different systems besides what I’ve owned, don’t call myself a “pro” although photography has been a source of income in my life. Basically, I know what I’m doing...ok? Lol. I had a budget of about $2,000 which could get me any of the latest Canons or Nikons, and I chose this little inexpensive machine. With the a6000 I get good manual control of just one setting or every setting, depending on what I’m doing and how much time I have to do it myself. I haven’t used a fully automatic setting since I was a kid, advanced users like me enjoy this “cooking” if you will. The camera will strike you as a high quality unit. One of the biggest reasons DSLR cameras are so extensively used is the instant shutter. No perceptible delay when you push the button, and this little mirrorless shoots stills faster than any Canon, with no perceptible delay. It is amazing. A pro could cheat with it and save weight, except customers expect a huge battery grip Canon or Nikon and a huge lens, not this tiny wonder. I love this camera. The only possible negatives I see are minor: the proximity sensor for switching between the viewfinder and screen. It gets confused and once in a while if I’m framing with the screen, my finger will trigger the finder. I may wind up turning the screen off; the finder is much better. Battery life sucks (the way it is in the mirrorless age). I’m going to get another battery and a charger for it. Wonder why the tiny oled finder uses more power than the 3” lcd. Weird. Also in a mirrorless camera there should be a truly silent mode with only an electronic shutter. a6000 lets you set the first shutter to electronic which is what I use for single shots, otherwise it sounds like your taking 2 photos. The flagship a7 can shoot without making a sound - wish the press would go Sony so we don’t hear machine gun DSLRs clapping away at a news conference. Great camera, maybe a new standard in value. The small zoom lens in the kit has power zoom. I don’t want zoom at all, especially not with noisy motors although the action isn’t as loud as a point n shoot with permanent lenses. Some day I will get a prime lens from Zeiss with simple AF and nothing more. Screw zoom. You will make better photos by learning to take a scene with a fixed lens.

Very unhappy right now - one of the key functions of the camera is dead. I upgraded from Nex 5T to this model instead of Nex 6 because Nex 6 does not have NFC. With Nex 5, i was using NFC all the time to transfer pictures form camera to my phone via Sony PlayMemories app, it worked great and was very convenient when travelling. A6000 does have NFC, but the camera I've received was not able to connect to my phone - Sony Xperia Z2, which is newest flagship Sony smartphone - how funny is that! I was also not able to connect to my wife's HTC One, whereas my Nex 5T is connecting to both phones with no issues. So I went online and read reviews in Google Play store - a lot of users of Sony PlayMemories app is complaining about the same thing - they can't connect camera to the phone using NFC. The problem is not limited to particular phone model, but rather this is camera related issue - I've seen people with Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, Sony Xperia Z, Z1, Z2, Motorola, etc, being unable to connect after purchasing Sony Alpha A6000. I called Sony service, they kept me on the phone for an hour insinuating that I'm not able to connect to the camera because my NFC or Wi-Fi on the phone is disabled, but after multiple tests they made me do and when I demonstrated that I'm able to connect to the same phone with Sony Nex 5T, I was told that it is hardware problem that is quite common on this model. I'll return this camera to Amazon. Revised on 6/26/2014 I've purchased another A6000 from different seller on Amazon - NFC on this one works just fine. My overall impression of this camera - I like it a lot. I'm enthusiast amateur photographer for 20 years, you can find 1D series full frame Canon cameras and L lenses in my closet, and I know how to use it. For many years I have not used any other camera but DSLR because there was huge quality difference between DSLR and regular compact camera, and I was used to the results DSLR and high end lenses were giving me. But those cameras are big and heavy, L lenses even more so, so as much as I love to use it when I go out with sole intention of taking pictures, those are not really handy to carry around for anything else. For example, when I go with my family for weekend trips, to the beach, etc - places you go to have fun, but not necessarily for photo session. This is especially true when you have small kids to take care about, their stuff to carry, etc. A6000 (and Nex 5 for the matter, I only upgraded to A6000 because of viewfinder) with kit lens (SEL1650 PZ) is giving me enough quality that I can be very happy with pictures taken with it. And it's so small I can carry it around all the time. Please mind that I'm talking here about casual family shots, landscapes, etc, not shallow DOF portraits taken with 85mm f1.8 lens or sports shots that require 70-200 f2.8 lens. I know A6000 limitations and never tired to use it for this kind of photography. Also, SEL1650 is not super sharp lens (which is normal, because it is small zoom lens and you can't beat the laws of physic), if you are pixel peeper you will see it right away, but this is not the point here. What is important is the fact that A6000 with kit lens gives you picture quality of regular APS-C DSLR with kit lens, but is almost as small as regular compact camera. As long as you understand this, you will be very happy with it. Plus, it gives you RAW format, so if you know Photoshop or Lightroom like I do, you can really do magic - APS-C sensor in A6000 is doing very good job, so you have enough pixels for cropping, sharpening, etc. To sum it up: - if you are upgrading to A6000 from regular compact camera, you will be amazed by picture quality and the very smart intelligent automatic picture taking mode - if you are buying A6000 in addition to DSLR, you will not be disappointed with the quality and you will be very happy with A6000 size. Either way, it is win-win, I can really recommend this camera. 4 star rating is based on the fact that there is not many cameras I rate at 5 - like Canon 1DX or 5D MKIII.

It's a great camera. It is made very well and it didn't cost very much. I did a lot of study, before making my decision. When I heard professionals were using this camera, I was sold. The more I read about cameras, most experts would say that the greater the Megapixels the better the camera. This camera has 24.3 Megapixels and the images are phenomenal. Amateur photographers would be overwhelmed over all the technology that went into the Alpha a6000. They might even say, it would be beyond their intellect. I disagree, it is a great camera for idiots and for professionals. You can grow into its capabilities at your own pace. But for the Amateur, it can become a simple point and shoot camera with using the proper settings. I have read very little dislikes for the camera. One critic didn't like the fact that it had no audio jack. It's true, but have you heard the audio from the built in microphone? It's great! It sounds like its coming from a very expensive microphone. Another critic didn't like the fact that the small screen didn't flip up to the front of the camera for selfies. If you want to see yourself during self portraits, use your tablet or smart phone. You can get free apps that makes your phone into a remote with viewing capabilities. If you use your tablet, you must be connected to the internet. I discovered after using the USB cord to transfer photos to my PC that you can very easily transfer them wirelessly with the free software that Sony supplies. If you have a internet connection, you do not have to connect by USB cord to your PC. This camera is Wi Fi certified. When you buy the camera, buy some extra batteries and a charger. I also bought a UV haze filter for lens protection 40.5 mm. I also bought a hand strap instead of using the included neck strap. I don't like the way the neck straps sometimes get in the way. Make sure you get a screen protector, and a SD card. You'll want to keep your camera in the best shape, you'll be wanting to cherish your Sony Alpha a6000 for many years to come.

I did not purchase this camera for video. If I wanted video, there are plenty of other options. This is a great camera for what I want, a step up from a point and shoot but better quality than a iPhone 5. Plus, a full manual mode. Six hours to charge the battery seems excessive but ha, the battery life once charged is pretty good. I love how the same cable that charges the battery also connects to the computer. Less things for me to lose. Plus, Sony has a battery exchange program if there are any issues. Pros for me: AF is amazing. Has "eye" tracking for when people move. The subject can leave the shot and reenter. The camera will refocus on the person. Customizable function buttons. Think AF, Zoom, B&W, white balance at the touch of one button. Pancake style lens. Zoom lens is fab! Powers up quickly - great for catching moving kids/action. Talks with my Mac - does have delete issues. Plenty of lens options and other accessories. Works with all other 3rd party lenses with adapter. LOVE the lack of weight. So much easier to hold and focus when weight is not literally holding you back. I wear it messenger bag style and it does not bump against my hip. Great auto everything feature for non-camera guy, hubby. The "perfect setting." Wireless sends photos to my phone - amazing feature, just download the app and ready to go. Photos go straight into my photo library not app library. Huge USP in my book. Plus phone can control camera for remote work. Try that with another camera! Pop-up flash works surprisingly well for something so small but great. I tend to shoot w/o flash. Others complain it has a plastic feel but after almost a year of use, it holds up very well. Never had an issue. The EVF is wonderful to check your shot before pressing the shutter button. The built in histogram is a time and shot saver. Love the Zebra and grid lines settings. Cons: High learning curve coming from a point-n-shoot but that is me. Manual and menus are not user friendly. I wish Sony had more tutorial videos for the a6000 line. Here is a good tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXwCGWb7Yg Wish for a touch screen for zoom feature. Think iPhone pinch after taking a shot to ensure edges are clear. Does NOT play well with Mac computers. I need to dump the iPhotos trash each time in order to delete off camera. I prefer iPhoto over the Sony software. Because of the lack of size, many people think it is a point-n-shoot. Which is fine but be prepared not to be taken seriously as a photographer. All in all, I still love this camera. The lack of weight, AF and lens options put Canon and Nikon's entry level DSLRs to shame. One day they will enter the mirrors revolution with two feet. Until then, this camera works. For the nay sayers, Sony makes the Nikon sensors.

I bought an NEX-5R about 15 months ago. It was great! I sold all my Nikon gear (D7000, etc.) and then sold the NEX-5R and replaced it with a NEX-6. I later bought a used NEX-7. Recently I bought the A6000 to replace one or the other of the NEX cameras. The A6000 is improved in almost every way over the NEX-6. I love the feel of the NEX-7, but the A6000 is probably a better camera. The A6000 has taken a lot of ideas from the A7 and A7R and applied them to this camera. This means that you can customize the button/knob/icon settings to suit your needs. I recommend ebooks by Gary Friedman to sort out this information and make it the camera personalized to meet your needs. The upgrade from 16 to 24 MP is appreciated, especially when cropping the shots. Vibration reduction, or optical steady shot (OSS) is built into the lens. With my Tamron 18-200, it works exceptionally well. This camera has vastly improved its ability to focus quickly. I turned off AF Prefocus because of this. Because it will shoot 11 shots per minute, I recommend a 90 MB/sec or faster memory card. It will shot at least twice as many shots than the NEX-6 before slowing down. In JPEG mode, I was able to shoot 50 shots in about 4.5 seconds before it slowed down. The faster memory card means that photos go from the buffer onto the memory card faster. With this camera, you don't have to wait until the buffer is empty before taking the next photo. The quality of the photo seems to be limited only by the quality of the lens. A very good thing. This camera was designed with the mentality of a serious photographer, and not dumbed down for the new user like the NEX series was. Without a doubt, this is the finest camera I've ever owned.

Great for pet photography

Produto original, a qualidade é incrível!! O único problema é a durabilidade da bateria. Se for comprar para usar por longos períodos, recomendo comprar baterias extras, pois ela dura bem pouco. Outro ponto negativo é que se deixar a bateria na câmera quando guardar, ela vai zerar mesmo sem uso. De resto perfeito.

Superb little camera! I've owned this for 2 months now and took this to on a 3 week trip around Japan and South Korea. I normally shoot a full frame Canon 6D with 4 lenses, but the thought of lugging all that heavy gear around Japan and Korea for 3 weeks was just too much. So I decided to go for a compact mirrorless. I picked the Sony a6000 based on 1) industry reviews and 2) competitive price point compared to Fuji mirrorless. I love: Size - so small compared to the massive full frame DSLRs. it fits in a large coat pocket. Weight - can hand around your neck no problem. In a backpack you barely notice its there. Auto Focus - lighting fast. Also great at tracking moving objects 11 frames per second - great fun if you're capturing sports or anything action. Control dials - I set on dial to aperture, another to shutter speed. ISO is located with one button. Image quality - look at my photos on this review. Yes. I've tweaked and played around with them in Lightroom but the sharpness and quality to begin with is there. (Shooting RAW, of course) I don't like: Battery Life - The battery drains even with the camera turned off. Battery seems to depend how long the camera is on for instead of how many frames are taken. However the easy solution is to buy the secondary battery and wall-socket charger. Speeds up the charging time and allows you to keep shooting with a new battery.I bought both at same time on amazon and was very glad I did so. Electronic Viewfinder - it's simply not the same as looking through the viewfinder on your DSLR. You can tell its computer generated and not looking down a mirror of a DSLR. At night or in low light conditions the you can see graininess in the viewfinder. Using the - LCD screen is also handy. However I like the way the camera senses when the camera is brought up to the eye and the LCD switches off and switches to the viewfinder. ISO Noise - you can start to see it at ISO 800. If you're using Adobe Lightroom/photoshop or equivalent this can be easily cleaned up. The kit lens is reasonably sharp. I'm sure with more the expensive E mount lenses it just gets better and better. Combine it with a pocket tripod and your all set for some stunning travel photography. I also think it is perfect for beginners to learn the craft in manual mode. Its also reasonably priced if you don't want to stretch out to top model DSLRs. Overall, for me, (an enthusiast photographer with some paid gigs under my belt), it's a perfect leisure and travel camera. It won't replace my DSLR. But its my "go to" camera if I'm just hanging out with friends or the subject matter does not require the expensive top end DSLR accompanied by the full arsenal of lenses.

I love this camera. If you're looking for a true clean hdmi feed with no auto shutoff AND continous autofocus -- this camera is the bees knees. I'm speaking directly to content creators on YT/Twitch here - you'll need to be familira with the the use of a dslr to get the best picture, but there are many YT tuts on how to operate this camera specifically. I would advise that you get a dummy battery, it's pretty much mandatory - otherwise you'll kill the battery from constant use. You'll also likely need a camera cage and hdmi clamp. I went through three diferent micro hdmi cords until I realized that the cables aren't the problem - it's that the micro hdmi connection is horrible. The clamp you want is a C clamp with two adjustable screws (not the 1 screw variety). Either way, I put this camera up against the canon rebel sl2 and it totally blew the canon out of the water. The canon cannot be in autofocus mode with a clean hdmi feed - where this Sony can. You will not need another camera even if you hit major streamer status - this thing is ultra high quality. To boot, the pictures it takes are incredible. Best purchase of 2018 and I buy a lot of stuff from amazon; probably 10-15k per year.

Came without a single scratch. Wasn't expecting to be this good. Didn't have original packaging as described but came in with Amazon Essential bag. Original strap was also included. Very ha