Sony Alpha a6000 Silver
Its 24.3MP APS-C CMOS sensor captures detailed stills in a compact mirrorless body, though it lacks in-body stabilization. The renewed kit bundles two power zoom lenses—16-50mm and 55-210mm—providing flexible focal range coverage out of the box. This camera fits entry-level still photographers needing a budget-friendly kit for product and general photography, but is poorly suited for vlogging due to its fixed display, no stabilization, and weak video capabilities.
Type mirrorless
Sensor ?MP aps-c
Weight 1179 g
24 Overall Score
Price $955
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong sensor (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average connectivity (21st percentile)
- Below average video (24th percentile)
- Below average display (30th percentile)
- Below average burst (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Sensor
| Type | CMOS |
| Size | aps-c |
Build
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sony Alpha a6000 | Fujifilm X-T5 | Canon EOS R6 Mark III | Panasonic LUMIX S5 II | Nikon Z Z8 | OM System OM-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless |
| Sensor | ?MP aps-c | 40.2MP aps-c | 32.5MP full-frame | 24.2MP full-frame | 45.7MP full-frame | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds |
| AF Points | - | 425 | 1053 | 779 | 493 | 1053 |
| Burst FPS | - | 15 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 10 |
| Video | - | 6K @60fps | 8K @120fps | 6K @60fps | 8K @120fps | 4K @60fps |
| IBIS | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 1179 | 557 | 609 | 658 | 820 | 511 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | EVF | Build | Burst | Video | Sensor | Battery | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Alpha a6000 | 36 | 39.8 | 63.9 | 33.9 | 23.9 | 82.4 | 46.7 | 30 | 21.2 | 42.8 | 36.1 |
| Fujifilm X-T5 Compare | 90.2 | 91.3 | 94.4 | 84 | 93.2 | 99.1 | 97 | 87.1 | 90.3 | 97.7 | 95.1 |
| Canon EOS R6 Mark III Compare | 98.9 | 90.5 | 95.1 | 93.4 | 98.5 | 65 | 97.5 | 99 | 95.4 | 93.9 | 99.6 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Compare | 97.8 | 90.7 | 96.1 | 91.5 | 94.2 | 55.4 | 92.6 | 99.3 | 95.4 | 93.9 | 88.4 |
| Nikon Z Z8 Compare | 92 | 91.3 | 97.8 | 96 | 99.3 | 71.1 | 91.8 | 87.1 | 95.4 | 97.7 | 88.4 |
| OM System OM-1 Compare | 95.3 | 98 | 85.1 | 94.7 | 86.2 | 48.4 | 95.9 | 87.1 | 89.2 | 84.4 | 88.4 |
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