The Sony α6400 (model ILCE-6400) is a
digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory. Most cameras produced today are digital, largely replacing those that capture images on photographic film. Digital cameras are now widely incorporated into mobile devices ...
announced January 15, 2019. It is an
APS-C mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
A mirrorless camera is a photo camera featuring a single, removable lens and a digital display.
The camera does not have a reflex mirror or optical viewfinder like a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, but may have an electronic v ...
(MILC) designed to be a mid-range mirrorless camera and act as an update of the
α6300. Sony is targeting the
vlog
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ging community with the α6400's flip-up screen and aggressive pricing. It features the same 24 megapixel sensor seen in the
α6500. At the time of release, the two most capable cameras in the
α6000 series of cameras were the α6400 and the α6500. The α6500 featured in-body
image stabilization, and a larger image buffer, but in most other respects the α6400 is a more advanced camera. This is largely due to its processing power, enabling features like animal eye AF, and autofocus tracking. These features, for example, can not be added to the α6300 via a firmware update, as it is too demanding a feature.
At its announcement, the Sony α6400 is advertised as featuring the "world's fastest autofocus" with lag of 0.02 second and 11 fps continuous shooting with continuous AF and 8 fps with the silent shutter. Its MSRP is $889 for the body and $998 with a 16–50 mm power-zoom kit lens f/3.5-5.6.
Sony's α6400 also saw a much-needed upgrade to the photo sharing apps and the reintroduction of
time-lapse
Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus ...
videos via the menu system.
For video shooters, a welcome change for the α6400 was the removal of the 30-minute record limit. This limit is an artificial one placed on many cameras to avoid being taxed differently. The α6400 is also a vast improvement for Sony with regards to overheating (most likely to occur whilst recording 4K due to the processing demands). Online tests showed that in modest ambient temperatures, you will flatten the battery or fill the memory card before you overheat the camera.
Firmware 2.0 was released for the α6400 on 13 June 2019, introducing animal eye AF, the ability to use the wireless remote commander RMT-P1BT, as well as claimed stability improvements.
Features
* 24.2-megapixel Exmor CMOS sensor
* 425-point phase detection AF
* Real-time Eye AF; Real-time Tracking
* Super 35 mm format, 4K movie recording with full pixel readout and no pixel binning
* LCD touchscreen (2.95 inch) with 180-degree tilt up functionality
* 1.0 cm (0.39-inch) electronic viewfinder
* 1200-zone evaluative light metering
* Built-in
Wi-Fi
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,
NFC and Bluetooth
* LED-auto focus illuminator
* Continuous shooting: Hi+: 11 fps, Hi: 8 fps, Mid: 6 fps, Lo: 3 fps
* My Menu system
* Single memory card slot (UHS-1 compatible)
* Electronic shutter for silent shooting
* Interval Shooting (time-lapse)
* Animal Eye AF (With firmware v2.00)
* Allows the operation with the wireless remote commander RMT-P1BT (Firmware v2.0)
Reception
After its announcement, numerous first impressions released from popular YouTube vloggers and camera-focused channels. Full reviews are not out yet but the general consensus is Sony priced it correctly, but for some the lack of the new Zbattery and the fact the flip-up screen blocks the hot shoe mount are odd choices.
See also
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List of Sony E-mount cameras
Sony released the following E-mount cameras since 2010. The E stands for the Eighteen mm flange distances of the E-mount cameras. Depending on type and model E-mount cameras are part of the Sony α, SmartShot, Handycam, NXCAM or XDCAM systems.
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Sony α6300
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Sony α6500
The Sony α6500 (model ILCE-6500) is a compact digital camera announced on 6 October 2016 shortly after photokina 2016.
The α6500 features a 24 megapixel Exmor sensor with 425 phase detection autofocus points. The camera is powered by Sony's Bio ...
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Sony α7 III
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Sony α7r III
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Sony α9
The Sony α9 (the α is sometimes spelled out as Alpha), Model ILCE-9, is a full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera. It was Sony's flagship camera as of 2017. The camera is not the successor to the α7 line of digital cameras but supple ...
References
External links
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Meet the new Sony Alpha A6400 Mirrorless CameraSony A6400 Sample Images
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α6000
Live-preview digital cameras
Cameras introduced in 2019