Sony a6400
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puredrifting
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No headphone jack.
No 4K 60P
No Dual Card Slots.
Yawn.
You'd think Sony and Canon would get a clue that Nikon and Fujifilm are and will continue to erode their market share in mirrorless because they don't have higher line products to protect.
No 4K 60P
No Dual Card Slots.
Yawn.
You'd think Sony and Canon would get a clue that Nikon and Fujifilm are and will continue to erode their market share in mirrorless because they don't have higher line products to protect.
It's a $900 entry level hybrid camera with HDR and LOG shooting profiles, and it has the same AF tracking module as the $4,500 Sony A9 camera, so it should have outstanding AF tracking in both photo and video modes. My guess is that it won't have rolling shutter issues like the A6300 has, so for a low cost beginners/vlogging camera it should be a great fit.
NorBro
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The a6300 is most likely in the top 5 of Sony’s most successful cameras. That one in 2016 was really impressive, but this one not so much (on paper). They are in a tough position though because the a7SIII (as we know) will have everything everyone is waiting for. Nevertheless, you can’t really complain for 900 bucks.
Imamacuser
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The A6400 is what the A6300 should have been in the first place. A better name would be the A6300B.
NorBro
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IIRC, the a6300 was Sony’s first camera that mentioned oversampling from the 6K sensor.
“Internal recording of UHD 4K movies is possible in multiple frame rates up to 30 fps and, based on the Super35mm recording area and effective 20MP (6000 x 3376) resolution, 2.4x oversampling renders greater detail and full pixel readout is possible, that is void of pixel binning, for higher quality imagery with reduced moiré and aliasing.”
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ce6300_b_alpha_a63000_mirrorless_digital.html
“Internal recording of UHD 4K movies is possible in multiple frame rates up to 30 fps and, based on the Super35mm recording area and effective 20MP (6000 x 3376) resolution, 2.4x oversampling renders greater detail and full pixel readout is possible, that is void of pixel binning, for higher quality imagery with reduced moiré and aliasing.”
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ce6300_b_alpha_a63000_mirrorless_digital.html
So what you mean is, it's not a professional video camera?
The rolling shutter is as bad as the a6300/6500. It's the same sensor I think
puredrifting
Major Contributor
IMHO, ANY camera that shoots video is semi-useless without a headphone jack. Unless you never shoot dialog? 4K 60p, you have a point, but it's artificially crippled, the camera can do it, it's just Sony protecting more expensive cameras.
Cary Knoop
Veteran
HDR in 8-bit?
Sounds like a piece of Sony marketing!
Sounds like a piece of Sony marketing!
I don't think it's the same processor though. ( the real-time tracking AF that includes eye-AF, with an upgrade to Animal eye-AF in April likely requires a faster processor to work )
The A6500 uses the same sensor as the A6300 but has better rolling shutter performance due to a faster image processor.
marvinhello
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A6500 and A6300 4K rolling shutter is exactly the same at around 39ms.
NorBro
Major Contributor
I used to be very annoyed when a headphone jack was omitted from cameras until I started using this little amazing Beachtek.
You'd think the HQ preamps and the low/high options (making it compatible with all kinds of cameras) are my favorite features, but I actually love being able to ride the headphone volume, ha.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...cro_pro_dxa_micro_pro_active_xlr_compact.html
I know it's another thing to add but the safety track is worth it when interviewing one subject.
It's very jiggly unstabilized footage, but I'm not seeing any fast panning shots that illustrate RS.
There are many YouTube Vloggers that have the camera right now and so I'm expecting to see a few proper tests of the A6400 within a week.
Any references for this ?
I checked Samuel's list, but he only has RS timing for the A6300 listed. ( no A6500 timing listed )
The Shure VP83F LensHopper shotgun mic has it's own headphone jack along with it's own built-in recorder. ( you can record audio to both your camera and the Shure mic )
Also many cameras will output their audio via the HDMI connector, so if you use an external monitor that has a headphone jack you can check your audio through it.
NorBro
Major Contributor
I used to own that LensHopper in like 2013 - the one with the recording as there's a model that doesn't offer it - and really liked it (it was the second microphone I ever purchased after the NTG1), but better preamps became a priority after syncing audio got old real fast (same with the other external recorders I owned).
As far as monitors...same with the bulk and just ended up disliking them and only used them when absolutely necessary. Plus some monitors/recorders have a delay.
The Beachtek is one of the best things I've ever bought (as a DSLR/mirrorless guy) with the small fortune I've spent over 10 years (as many here).
As far as monitors...same with the bulk and just ended up disliking them and only used them when absolutely necessary. Plus some monitors/recorders have a delay.
The Beachtek is one of the best things I've ever bought (as a DSLR/mirrorless guy) with the small fortune I've spent over 10 years (as many here).