Why can't these photography sites "get" shooting video. Read the description. He fixed the fstop and let the shutter speed float. I'd like to see a 24p clip with proper shutter angle....up to iso 12,800. I'd doubt he'd need an nd in this scene. Regardless, this is a great aps camera .
Gordon Laing uploaded high ISO tests to Vimeo (native mts files).
@Vitaliy_Kiselev Sure, one could use Sonys proprietary microphone or probably add the XLR adapter, but then you're either locked into Sony territory or getting a bulkier configuration. I love my tiny Sennheiser MKE400 and would like to continue using it.
May be mic input is present in hot shoe? Sony usually likes to do accessories like it.
Yep, no mic input is a bummer.
Well damn, keeps on making my decision even harder for what to upgrade to from my current Panasonic GH1/G3/GF3 kit.
First the Panasonic G6 came out, and this looked like the one to keep an eye on for when its price came down a little (like it has now, when you catch it on special for under US$500).
Gave you Focus Peaking and better performance than a GH2.
Then the Nikon D5200 came out with its exceptional performance (low light win!). And it would be easy for me to move over to Nikon again, as most of my lenses are Nikon F mount that I adapt to Micro Four Thirds (it helps that my first ever camera was the Nikon D50, ages ago).
Then the Nikon D5300 came out.... does even better! Though not enough for me to consider currently, the price is too much higher than D5200 for what is largely a fairly similar camera.
So here I am tossing up between:
Nikon D5200 => live HDMI out, but no focus peaking. Better low light, but is not Micro Four Thirds which is a plus and minus. Mostly minus as I greatly prefer mirrorless. But it could replace not just my GH1 for video, but also my Nikon D50 for photography. Killing two birds with one stone.
Panasonic G6 => has focus peaking, but no live HDMI. Is mirrorless! (yay, can adapt zillions of other lenses and use focal reducers)
Now it seems the Sony A6000 for only a little more in terms of cost, can give me the best of both the G6 and the D5200?? (focus peaking, live HDMI out, mirrorless, low light performance, etc)
Hmmm.... sooo tempting.
Only negatives I can see is a little higher cost, isn't an adjustable screen like the D5200/G6 (but you can at least tilt it in one way, so I'll give it half marks here), and isn't a Nikon F mount that could also be my main photography camera (though I suppose this a pretty minor issue). So a few minor issues.... plus one big one, no microphone input :-/
Of course ideally I want the Panasonic GH4!! But that is over $1k more than I'd like to spend. And I'm going to get a camera this year, if I went for the GH4 I'd have to wait until next year probably. Not going to do that.
Laboratory test shots - http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sony-a6000/sony-a6000A7.HTM
Another AF test
Vitaliy, what do you think about this camera for video?
I don't have one yet, so you can judge one from the tests same as I can.
Vitaliy, what do you think about this camera for video?
AF test
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