Announced the new Sony α6300, 425 phase-detection AF points on the sensor

It was long overdue and has been at the center of many rumors, but today sees its official presentation: we are talking heir Sony Alpha α6000, model that has been a huge success for Sony. Contrary to what you think the model does not make a leap of 100 in the nomenclature, but it's called Sony α6300. The new camera is inserted into the groove of the previous model and focuses on compact dimensions and autofocus performance prominent. They are in fact well 425 points phase detection scattered, with wide frame coverage, the APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor with 24.2 megapixels. Working in tandem with the BIONZ processor X the sensor produces a range of native sensitivity ranging from 100 to 51,200 ISO. Focus 4D FOCUS relies not only on the phase detection sensors, but combines the incoming information from them with those of contrast-detect: the highest density of measuring points over the previous model should provide more precision and continuity in 'tracking AF, with a burst of up to 11 fps.

Interestingly the new '8 fps continuous live-view mode, which allows for a quick burst of darkness without time between shots and the other, thus enabling a tracking of the human subject in the electronic viewfinder (OLED 2360000 of points) or the simpler rear display. The phase-detection AF points are then used even when mounted A-Mount lenses via adapter, a feature that for now there was only on full frame mirrorless the Japanese manufacturer. Among other features are finely tuned sound, the ability to use autofocus even when you are watching a magnified portion of the image, the focus on the eye in AF-C mode continues.

The new sensor uses copper cabling to improve the efficiency and speed of reading: this fact, combined with new algorithms implemented in the Bionz X processor should ensure low noise and high quality even at high ISO. The machine can record 4K movies on the memory card: using a cutout at the Super 35mm format, a direct recording pixel by pixel - without binning - the machine acquires a video stream from about 20 megapixels - 6K - which then processes to get a 4K oversampled. The acquisition format is the XAVC S up to 100 Mbps bit rate that's also the Full HD movies, which can be recorded at up to 120fps, with AF tracking enabled. In addition the camera can record with S-Log profile, for a dynamic range of up to 14 stops. Not to miss the opportunity to connect an external microphone for recordings.