By Matt Golowczynski From the digital camera world mag.
With a fresh AF system and 4K video, the A6300 aims to set the bar high for the enthusiast user.
Sony has done a stellar job to get its Alpha line of compact system cameras and lenses firmly established in the mirrorless camera market, with everyone from complete beginners to demanding professionals now catered for.
Plenty of focus has been placed on Sony’s most recent Alpha 7 full-frame models, although it scored a big hit with the more junior A6000 before this – and now it seeks to repeat its success with the A6300.
Features
The A6300 may look similar to the camera it updates, but a handful of changes on the inside
show it to be a much mightier proposition for the enthusiast. It has been constructed around a new 24.2MP Exmor CMOS sensor, which is said to be more efficient at gathering light and reading out information than the A6000. This also allows it to offer 4K video recording, a feature that Sony is strongly pushing through on cameras of all levels.
The sensor also offers an unprecedented 425 phase-detection AF points, plus 169 contrastdetection points. This combination is said to ensure that focus is swift against static subjects – focusing in as little as 0.05 sec – and capable of keeping up pace with moving ones.
There’s also the familiar sight of a tilting three-inch LCD screen, with 921,000 dots for clarity, but sadly no touch operation. The 2,359,000-dot electronic viewfinder above this has been upgraded from the 1.440,000-dot version on the A6000.
Sony has also thrown in the option of shooting at up to 11fps with focus and auto-exposure maintained throughout, as well as Wi-Fi and NFC for easy image sharing.
