Sony may be getting out of the PC and TV businesses, but it's doubling down on cameras by strengthening its mirrorless offerings with a new model that the company claims has the world's fastest autofocus.
The Sony Alpha 6000 has a hybrid autofocus system that combines 179 points of phase detection with 25 points of contrast detection. I had a brief hands-on with the camera, and found it to be a pretty fast draw. Whether I pointed at targets that were bright, dark, close or distant, the camera locked on almost instantaneously.
The Alpha 6000 is the successor to the NEX-6, but it's more compact — another priority of Sony's (at CES, the company debuted the "world's smallest" mirrorless camera with Wi-Fi). Its body weight is just 12 ounces, and without a lens, it's 1.8 inches thick.
The image sensor is an APS-C CMOS sensor that can capture still images up to 24.3 megapixels. It also features Sony's most recent image processor, the Bionz X, which helps the camera snap up to 11 shots per second in continuous shooting mode.
Although the rear LCD folds out to help with hard-to-get shots, it unfortunately isn't a touchscreen. However, the camera does have a built-in OLED viewfinder. There's also a microHDMI port for direct output to a TV.
The Alpha 6000 is equipped with Wi-Fi, so it can connect directly to your phone or tablet, and if the device has NFC pairing, it's as easy as tapping. In addition to quick photo transfers, there are a host of PlayMemories apps that the camera can run, including one called StarTrail, which will help you capture spectacular time lapses of the night sky.
The Alpha 6000 will be available in March for $799 as a kit with a standard lens.
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Source : http://mashable.com/2014/02/11/sony-alpha-6000/
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