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- Large APS-C type 24.2-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor
- Interchangeable-lens camera, designed for easy selfie and vlog shoots
- 4K video with oversampling for greater detail
- 2+1 Year Extended warranty on registration on Alpha Community
- Instant access to control buttons
- Side-opening vari-angle LCD screen makes it easy to take selfies and check your framing
Shanborlang Georgie Lyngdoh –
Amazon
Let me start with the experience with Amazon. Currently, it is hard to get this camera, and I appreciate Amazon for providing this good camera. At the same time, the availability is highly inconsistent. Sometimes it will be available, then it won’t be available, and it comes again. Pricing also varies in the same manner. I bought it for 65k, and after a few days, it dropped to 61k (including a 16-50mm kit lens). So, it is not a great buying experience.
The delivery was okayish. It came in a big package, reducing all impacts. The handling of the camera didn’t seem that delicate. It was an okayish experience.
My requirements
Even though it is a vlogging camera, I didn’t buy it for vlogging. I wanted a mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor and great 4k video recording (good autofocus, less crop, good stabilization).
Build quality
Coming to the camera, it is a good camera for the price you pay. Build quality is good and doesn’t feel cheap at all. If you compare it with other premium cameras having weather sealing, it may feel a bit short of quality. It cuts corners in weather sealing, EVF, the shoot mode button, and flash. The lack of EVF can be a deal breaker for many photographers, but we can get used to the display soon. The shoot dial can be assigned to a button to compensate. Flash is rarely used, and it might not be a big deal for most. Flip out screen is a good option for recording videos.
Image Quality is good, as it comes with an APS-C sensor. The kit lens is good enough for taking decent-quality photos. But, to get better results (sharper pics, lowlight performance, etc.), it is good to switch to other lenses. Sony’s 50mm prime lens (20k) and Sigma 18-50 mm are some great lenses.
Video
Video quality is another area in which it excels. It shoots 4k without crop if you turn off the video stabilization and stabilize in catalyst browse. The sharpness, color, and autofocus are blended beautifully in this camera. If you go for Canon M50, you won’t get good autofocus in 4k. To have that, you must go for M6 II, which costs around 80k!
Additional options for connectivity to the phone, earphone port, mic port, USB streaming, customizing, and light form factor are also good additions. The battery is decent, but I would recommend buying one extra.
If you want a good APS-C camera with good 4K video shooting, this is the best option you can get for this money. Obviously you have to bear with the cost cutting in EVF, flash, weather sealing, and shoot mode dial.
[...]MICHAEL L. –
[...]Shalini –
For Beginners This Camera Is Top Notch. Value For Money.Image Quality Video Quality Everything Is Perfect.
[...]Justin Joseph –
The camera is so compact and has a weight to it as well making it a perfect companion as a travel buddy.
The features are also very easy to adjust to if your are a beginner.
The packaging was great which came along with a free water resistant camera pouch.
[...]Shalini –
First off, the package was good and the camera and the other things were perfectly intact. I got this for 56k for EMI using a bank offer. The delivary came just a day after the order.
[...]After taking 2000 photos and about 2 hrs worth of videos, it’s overall a great entry level camera.
Very compact and has a small size. Easily carriable everywhere.
The low light performance is not the best, but it’s good enough.
Great autofocus and the background blur is great if the background is not so near the subject.
Battery performance is excellent, around 350-400 stills can be shot once it’s fully charged and for videos, I’d recommend a having a backup battery for it can shoot about only 50 min of footage.
Video and photo quality is fantastic, but the kit lens is not enough for macro and tele photos. Also it is not wide enough for vlogging so better to have a vlogging stick or buy a wide enough lens.
Also not having an electronic view finder can be a bit hectic in extreme sun light, but it’s manageable.
The optical stabilization of the lens is pretty good.
The touch screen feature is not so versatile, for example you can’t zoom in or out the photos in the camera with touch.
shaikh Rahil –
I chose this over a6400 for its price and it was a good decision. I don’t miss the viewfinder at all. The lack of IBIS makes the videos and exposure bracketing a little difficult to deal with when handheld, still trying to figure out how to use gyro data without using proprietory software.
[...]The included lens is garbage for anything other than fast autofocus. Heavy vignetting effect on low focal length (wide shots) and very small aperture on high focal length (telephoto). Ditch the kit lens and get a better lens with it.
Overall satisfied with the camera, but the kit lens is garbage for any price.
MICHAEL L. –
This is the best beginner camera for videographers and aspiring cinematographers even in 2023!
The small size gives you the liberty to carry this around without getting too much attention.
The battery life is perfect for my needs but I can’t really compare since I haven’t tried other cameras.
The picture quality is fantastic with sony’s signature colour science. You can also shoot in s-log2 or HLG and then grade it to your taste in post.
The kit lens won’t give you the best bokeh or the fastest shutter speeds but it is a great lens to start with. The image I attached was clicked with a third party manual lens with f/1.2. The limitations of the kit lens will make you better at lighting and composition. Best beginner lens I would say.
The camera isn’t water and moisture resistant so I couldn’t test it much during this rainy season. Excited to see what I can get out of this small little beast!
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