Build and handling

Those who appreciate lots of dials and buttons will enjoy the A6000. It has plenty of controls available, and, like other Sony cameras, pretty much all of them are customisable to help you adjust the camera to suit the way you take photos.

The grip of the A6000 is ever so slightly more pronounced than on the NEX-6, making it easier to hold. There’s also a nice texture covering the camera. On top of the camera are two dials: one for controlling the shooting mode (such as automatic, semi-automatic or manual), and another for altering the shutter speed or aperture, depending on the mode you’re shooting in.

Setting the autofocus point on this camera is a task that would be speedier with a touchscreen, but it’s not too bad if you set the right custom buttons. To make things quicker, set Focus Area to Flexible Spot. From here, you simply need to press the button in the centre of the scrolling dial on the back of the camera to bring up the focus point selection option. You can then use the directional keys to move around the screen. It’s worth noting that this is the default option for the central button when Flexible Spot is selected: if you’ve got it set to anything else, it won’t work in the same way.

Although it’s not a touchscreen, the screen tilts, which is useful for shooting from some awkward angles, or for shielding the screen from glare. The viewfinder is bright and clear, and doesn’t seem to suffer from any noticeable lag. Setting up Wi-Fi is quick and easy, and makes the A6000

Above The 24.3million-pixel sensor of the A6000 is capable of resolving a great amount of fine detail

“Those who appreciate dials and buttons will enjoy the A6000. It has plenty of controls available”

convenient for quickly sharing photos to your smartphone or tablet.

Performance

Sony is producing some of the most interesting compact system cameras currently on the market and, pleasingly, the A6000 is another great performer to add to the line-up. Its images are great, with beautifully saturated colours. You can experiment with how JPEGs look straight from the camera by adjusting