Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
a6300
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 24 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 6000 x 4000
- ISO
- Auto, 100-25600, expandable to 51200
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 51200
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Sony E
- Number of focus points
- 425
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 11.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- Yes
- Timelapse recording
- Yes (downloadable app)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 4K (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 (120p, 60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (24p)
- Format
- MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- No
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 1.07× (0.71× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,600
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery description
- NP-FW50 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 400
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 404 g (0.89 lb / 14.25 oz)
- Dimensions
- 120 x 67 x 49 mm (4.72 x 2.64 x 1.93″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro-HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
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