AF-C (NEX7, A65, A6000)
You can’t have enough of A6000 autofocus test videos? So here are some newly released videos from Sony Korea!
AF-S with stopwatch (NEX7, A65, A6000): http://youtu.be/NQseRKGruRA
Adjusting settings: http://youtu.be/wscaEDaXdiU
Really, the A6000 new AF systems makes look the other cameras AF system as…crap!
Thanks “Soupnazi” for sharing these links 😉
Note: Many AR readers now received their preordered A6000 in Europe and Asia!
Sony A6000 preorder list with US and Europe links:
Sony A6000 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama, BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here). In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT, WexUK.
Silver A6000 at WexUK (Click here).
Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama, BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here), Sony Canada (Click here), WexUK (Click here).
Silver A6000 with lens at WexUK (Click here).
Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon (CLick here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here). In Europe at Sony DE, UK, FR, IT, ES, AT, NL, BE, CH, FI, SE, PT
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I can’t wait to get this as a secondary cam to my A7
I live in Japan and have had his camera for 10 days, and I am very impressed with its AF in real-world use.
How’s the focus accuracy from what you’ve seen so far? Very curious on this.
I only shot flexible spot, but focus was always spot on so far.
Using wide area focus and AF-C the accuracy is quite good. Definitely better than the NEX-7 I’d say. By the way, the AEL button on back can be set to AF-on and pre-focusing and focusing with a half press of the shutter can be turned off, which I’m very happy about.
wow, it sounds like firing with a machine gun 🙂
Not sure if I want to keep my Panasonic G3 along with my A7, this could be a very sensible replacement to accompany the a7 and use the same lenses. Does it make sense anyone? 🙂
How are you envisioning using your A7 rather than the a6000?
how the IQ and hi iso …. i know it fast enough for AF but what about samples on the IQ …pls
ISO test -> : http://www.ephotozine.com/article/sony-alpha-a6000–ilce-6000–hands-on-review-24041
Congratulation Sony. Next improvement – more lenses.
well…looks okayish but i cant see any practical relevance. the cameras are on a tripod, so the scene does not change and the cam is able to pick the only moving subject in the frame pretty easily…what about a real world hand-hold shot that involves shaking, panning and other motions? can it track there, too? also, all those shots are wide to normal lenses at medium apertures…almost anything is in focus anyway…what about shooting those at 135mm f/2 with razor thin depth of field? still able to track? i want to see that.
Nobody cares…
Agreed, nobody cares. Furthermore, nobody wants a feature comparison – ISO in this case – that doesn’t control for as many variables as can be controlled. This includes randomness created by handholding shakiness, framing, panning and other motions. Additionally, noise introduction is the chief concern with high ISO. If it is out of focus at ISO 100, it will be out of focus at ISO 3200 at the same f stop. More critical is how the noise introduced with the higher ISO softens and impacts the edges which might be confused with focus.
Exactly, how fast can it focus on 50mm f1.8?
That’s where one needs fast focus, not on 16mm f5.6.
135mm F/2?!? Do you have an inside track on some secret E-Mount lens release? In case you’re not clear on this, the A6000 OSPDAF will *not* work with legacy glass on LA-EAx adapters, or with legacy manual glass on “dumb” adapters, for that matter. I’m with Zoran, though… I really, really, really want to see some A6000 50/1.8 demos… that’s my most-used lens, and is known to lag behind other lenses in autofocus speed.
you´re right, forgot about the needed adapter to use the 135 😉 but the 50 1.8 would be a good start, yes
Definitely. FWIW, I’ve just put up a new dpreview forum post requesting a more challenging test… anyone interested is welcome to go over there and vote it up or add a “yes, please!” comment to it, etc. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/53385967
I compared a6000 ISO-100 to ISO-3200 this morging. Lens was the Sigma 60mm f2,8 DN at f9. You can see and/or download the two OOC JPGs here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sw7cs0gqznykc89/QipSiJlGmd
Wow, very impressive. There ist basically no noise!
Can we get same JPG out of Lightroom produced from RAW with default noise suppression?
I added the two RAWs to the folder! 😉
Thank you!
Thanks, but how do you open the RAWs? Lightroom 5.3 doesn’t recognize it. Also Camera Raw.
You need to download Camera RAW 8.4 RC — but if you don’t have Photoshop you may be out of luck… there hasn’t been a corresponding Lightroom RC when last I checked. The A6000 support site isn’t up yet (at least in the US), so I don’t know if Sony’s “Image Data Converter” software works on A6000 files. The latest version I’ve found (on the A3000 support page) dates back to 2012, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it just works, since plenty of cameras have been released since then in addition to the A3000. http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/swu-download.pl?mdl=ILCE3000&upd_id=8260&os_group_id=6
That is one dusty controller! Looks like there’s a tiny loss of detail in the dust, but other than that, it looks great!
what helps the Af if the CODEC is BULSHIT…. nothing!!!
Codec for taking photos? what are you on. It was not a video test.
The A6000 has clean HDMI out. If you need 4:2:2 ProRes, hook up your Atmos Ninja and have at it.
We want ISO vs Dynamic Range vs Noise! Not overly processed OOC JPGs! 🙂
The JPEGs have artifacts I hear.
I wish I had this when I was a kid, and we used to go skateboarding.
Buffer is big, I counted 4sec at 11fps. That is really good.
The camera was set to JPEG Fine. Let’s see how it does with 24MP RAW files.
This is pretty fantastic results–best comparison video on the subject yet.
Wondering if the video overheating problem of the nex-cameras has finally been solved in the a6000. It’s supposed to be fixed in the a7/a7r, Maybe now also for the aps-c..
that problem was fixed a while back. I don’t think any sony after the 7 has that problem
Yes, overheating problem solved, it seems. I took a video, 25p, high ISO, for 30 minutes. Camera gets warm, but no warning, no shut off. Great.
I remember a wedding where after 12 min. into the ceremony that thermometer icon startet blinking in red, and the thing shut off like after 25 min.
Wow very cool! now I’m waiting for the A6000 to be under $400 then it’s time to replace my NEX 5N 😀
$650 is a bargain.
Wow, extremely impressive response. The detail shots show good accuracy as well. Admittedly, a deep DOF was used, but the test was impressive nonetheless.
Would the 24mm f1.8 take full advantage of the new a6000 AF system?
I can’t wait to find out if those green squares are really in focus. Past experience with the a65 says they’re not. A LOT of reviews complain that Sony focus systems tend to focus on background instead of subject. That was my experience with it as well.
If they fixed this, this is HUGE for them.
It’s almost impossible to autofocus with 35 f1.8 and 50f1.8. It *always* backfocuses on NEX7. You can sometimes work around it with spot focusing. But leaving it on multiple and trying to focus a face? Forget about it, you’ll get the bushes behind the person in focus 🙂
Not this time..a6000 focus on subject instead of background..Tested with center auto focus.
Does anyone know if the Sony 16-50mm kit lens can resolve the 24mp sensor of that A6000?
It’s a beast
Question not yet answered; is video better?
Nex 6 suffers moire and aliasing I would like an improvement.
Nex6 image quality is already very good so if this can improve with the increase to 24mpx congrats Sony.
Yes….much better than nex 6. No moire and aliasing visible, very clean video indeed ! Tested with zebra level set to 100. Big improvement on video area.
Does anyone know if high iso video is improved over Nex-5n?
How do A-mount lenses work on the a6000 + adapter?
Is that AF system able to assist A-mount lenses?
Nope. The manual and other sources have made it clear that current LA-EAx adapters are not compatible with the hybrid OSPDAF system, so the camera will fall back to CDAF on the LA-EA1/EA3 or to the built-in PDAF on the LA-EA2/EA4.
did someone test it? is there some menu that can exclude af system of the adapter?
Does anyone know if the Sony 16-50mm kit lens can resolve the 24mp sensor of that A6000?
Probably not. But but how big are you planning on printing ? For web sizes I hardly think you will be able to make out.
For that lens contrast and color will play a larger role.
@BendonF
Thanks for the reply, as I assumed as much. I was looking to get the A6000 for my wife, who does occasionally print big. I was looking at 3 lenses, the 16-50, 16-70 f4, and the 35mm. These will give her some range and options when shooting, but I was also looking at the 55-210.
But again, can these lenses resolve the new 24mp sensor?
My other option was to go with Fuji (which I want as a travel cam when not lugging around my D800e), but I think the external controls might intimidate her. She knows how to use a DSLR but the Fuji could be more than she wants to deal with. The Fuji has a great lineup of lenses and the system is always growing.
Thanks again for the feedback
Even an average lens like the 16-50mm will probably still resolve around 20 MP+ which is more than the Fuji’s 16 MP resolution.
The Fuji is a fine camera but yes it can be very intimidating, A friend loves his XE-1 but his wife hates it for all the dials it has.
Most Sony cameras have pretty good automatic controls.
If it really works this well – great. But what a camera screen shows as ‘auto focus’ rarely is in focus when you go to look full size.
Really?? what camera are you using???