Sony A6000 Express: Don’t think, just buy

The Sony A6000 is a very compact camera, but it is not a DSLR(semi-professional camera).

This is an interchangeable-lens camera equipped with an APS-C image sensor and E-mount, which is much smaller than the 35-mm full frames, but the camera gives you all the versatility you expect from a DSLR.

The one thing you might miss in this camera is an optical viewfinder, but the electronic viewfinder is good too, though you need the camera to be powered on for it to work.

The camera is about 475 grams with a 16-50mm lens, battery and strap.

Specs: 24.3MP APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm) “Exmor” APS HD CMOS sensor | 3-inch wide TFT | 1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb shutter speeds | ISO 100-25600 equivalent | 11 fps continuous shooting | Full HD video | NFC, Wi-FI

This is a camera for the smartphone era, it is not the first, but it is definitely among the few cameras that understand the Achilles heel of a smartphone camera and try to exploit it to the fullest.

You can click a low-light photo (still unimaginable for any smartphone) on the A6000, and post it using your smartphone in under a minute, that is, because the camera creates a wi-Fi network of its own, which can be accessed easily using the Sony PlayMemories app.

The entire process is really easy and not frustrating like in many cameras that are exploring wireless connectivity these days, and if even this simple two-step process is a pain, you always have NFC to literally tap and transfer photos from the camera.

Having given us the Alpha 7 and the RX100, there should be no doubt how good the results of the A6000 would be,and this camera rises up to those expectations.

In fact, it goes a notch ahead, it has the low light abilities of Sony interchangeable lens cameras, but does well on other fronts too. It is fast, it is clear and it is easy to use.

This camera is capable of capturing anything that you throw at it, adding a distinct element of its own, this must be the new 4D auto focus that makes framing pictures so easy and fast.

While the camera is exceptional, a camera this expensive should have a touchscreen, after all touchscreens are so cheap these days.

It is bit of a struggle getting to review photos after you have shot them as there are no dedicated zoom buttons on this one,plus, the positioning of the record button for video makes it near impossible to switch on and off without shaking the frame. It should have been larger to avoid this niggle.

Despite this defect, you should definitely buy this camera especially, if you are looking for a an advanced camera to replace your old compact or entry level DSLR.

See some of the pictures taken with camera and a 16-50 lens.