Sony Alpha NEX-6 (Body Only)
Manufacturer: Sony Part number: NEX-6/B
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Sony Alpha NEX-6 (Body Only) price range: $748.00 - $749.99
- Reviewed by: Lori Grunin
- Reviewed on: 12/20/2012
The good: A fine shooting design, great photo and good video quality, and excellent performance number among the Sony Alpha NEX-6's strengths.
The bad: The camera lacks the option to save groups of custom settings, a real irritation, and we wish it had a neutral color preset. Plus Sony's wireless implementation is awkward, and the app system is annoying.
The bottom line: The Sony Alpha NEX-6 delivers an as-yet-unbeatable package of image quality, performance, and design, even for its rather high price.
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10 stars
A transformational camera - with or without kit lens
by mel_snyder-2009 on February 27, 2013
Pros: Fabulous DSLR-grade images
With adapters mount all your DSLR, film SRL or rangefinder lenses
Program mode is fabulous - set your ISO and whatever the aperture, the camera adjusts the speed for a perfect shot
EVF like an optical rangefinder
Cons: No ability to store setting, poorly/nonintuitive menu takes time to learn
No external mike input - and no good solution through their accessory hot shoe (I will buy the accessory shotgun mike for that - pin-out hack sure to come soon!)
Summary: For the experienced photographer who's learned how to focus manually and hold or brace a camera without image stabilization/VR, this is almost a dream. I've challenged the ...
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Summary: For the experienced photographer who's learned how to focus manually and hold or brace a camera without image stabilization/VR, this is almost a dream. I've challenged the h*ll out of this with my 1980s Leica M lenses, my Canon FD lenses and my span of Nikon lenses from the sixties to the present - and I am just blown away with the image.
The kit lens is just OK - makes the camera very pocketable. But with a $20 adapter, you can pick up a used Canon FD 50mm f1.8 lens on ebay or craig's list that will let you shoot ISO 100 indoors - and outdoors, give you world class images. I have an 11-16mm f2.8 Tokina from my D7000, and with an adapter, takes images you can't tell without a look at the EXIF on what it was shot.
Even the outrageous ISOs like 25600 actually produce acceptable RAW images (I don't use JPEGs - although the first few I shot on the kit lens were stunning - except for the corner vignetting at 16mm).
The most transformational camera I previously owned was the Olympus C2100, in 2001 - powerful zoom, first EVF, incredible 2.1megapixel sensor; second, the Nikon D70, then the D7000.
But for now, the most transformational camera is the NEX-6.
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- Manufacturer: Sony
- Part number: NEX-6/B
- Description: Who says you can't have it all? The NEX-6 features a wish list of features and still fits in your pocket. And it's fast, too. Make quick changes with a handy DSLR-like dial. Focus and track fast-moving subjects with the speed and accuracy of phase and contrast detection. It even shoots 16.1MP photos at a blistering up to 10fps. It's the end of compromise as we know it.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Mirrorless system
- Enclosure Color Black
- Resolution 16.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS
- Total Pixels 16,700,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 15.6 x 23.5mm
- Field of View Crop Factor 1.5
- Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
- Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration),
Anti-Dust coating - Wireless Connection Wireless LAN
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Image Processor BIONZ
- Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 99
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF,
Predictive AI Servo AF - Face Detection Smile Shutter,
Face Recognition - Digital Video Format AVCHD,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG,
RAW,
RAW + JPEG - Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200),
ISO 100-25600 - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Metering Zones 1200
- Exposure Modes Program,
Bulb,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Anti-motion blur,
Sports mode,
Sunset,
Night portrait,
Handheld twilight,
Night view,
Macro,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Portrait,
Miniature,
Landscape,
Posterization,
Toy camera,
Pop Color,
Vivid,
Soft Focus,
Black & White,
HDR Painting,
Rich-tone monochrome,
Soft High-key,
Partial color,
High contrast monochrome,
Sunset,
Retro - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Shade,
2500K - 9900K,
Fluorescent,
Incandescent,
Cloudy,
Flash - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
- X-sync Speed 1/160 sec
- Exposure Range EV 0-20 ( ISO 100 )
Lens System
- Lens System Mounting Sony E-mount
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6
- Flash Modes Rear curtain sync,
Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode - Features Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second,
3 frames per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO),
Display brightness control,
By Pixel Super Resolution technology,
24p Cinema Mode,
Long exposure noise reduction,
Eye-Fi Card Ready,
PRINT Image Matching,
Saturation control,
Touch Shutter technology,
Exif Print support,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
USB charging,
High ISO speed noise reduction,
Sweep Panorama technology,
RGB primary color filter,
Built-in speaker,
Auto HDR mode,
AE lock,
Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC),
Superior Auto mode,
Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording,
Touch-screen control,
Histogram display,
Auto Portrait Framing,
Dynamic Range Optimizer,
Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC),
Built-in help guide,
Clear Image Zoom,
Sharpness control,
Contrast control,
1080p Full HD movie recording Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type OLED
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
- Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +1
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Folding
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x HDMI output
Software
- Software Sony PlayMemories Mobile,
Drivers & Utilities System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.8,
MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows Vista SP2,
MS Windows 7 SP1 - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories USB cable,
AC power adapter,
Shoulder strap,
Eyecup,
Body cap Battery
- Supported Battery Sony NP-FW50
- Supported Battery 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting ( EVF on ),
Photo shooting ( LCD Monitor on ) Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card,
Memory Stick PRO Duo card - Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,
SDXC Memory Card,
Memory Stick PRO Duo,
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX - Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760,
JPEG 3568 x 2000,
JPEG 2448 x 1376,
JPEG 4912 x 3264,
JPEG 3568 x 2368,
JPEG 2448 x 1624 - Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps,
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps,
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.7 in
- Depth 1.7 in
- Height 2.6 in
- Weight 10.1 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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