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Sony discontinuing older APS-C Models, Making Space for new one ?

Recently we have seen Sony discontinued the Sony A6300 and Sony A6500 camera. Possibly they are making up space for a new one [check out the latest rumors here]. We will soon post more updates about Sony’s upcoming cameras of 2021 as we get any new information.

Check latest rumors about Sony A6900 / A7000 || Sony A7R V || Sony A7R IV

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Sony A6500 vs A6300 High ISO TEST

Sony A6500 camera image

In general Sony takes approx a 1 year to upgrade it’s high end cameras. But the Sony A6500 has arrived just 8 months after the announcement of the Sony A6300 camera. The biggest reason behind the quick announcement of a newer model as the overheating issue of the Sony A6300 camera.

But after several user reports we finally got confirmations from worldwide users that the Sony A6500 is actually free from overheating issue.

Now, how many of you prefer to get Sony A6500, top ease yo ur problem we have added a detailed specification comparison of both the camera.

Also see the best lenses available for the Sony A6500 camera here

Sony A6500 vs. Sony A6300 High ISO Test

The decisive moment had arrived when you are ready to witness the real difference between both the models.
Sony A6500 vs SOny A6300 image

Sony A6500 vs A6300 High ISO TEST clearly indicates that Sony A6500 is gathering bit more details compared to Sony A6300 camera at ISO 6400. However the difference between both the camera is very minimal.

Being said that, we all know that Sony A6500 arrives with 5 axis IS and and no sign of overheating problem while recording 4K video as we have seen on A6300.

Sony A6500 vs Sony A6300 H2

Sony A6500 vs Sony A6300 samples captured at ISO 12800 – from the test it’s clearly visible Sony A6500 is able to preserve more details compared to A6300. But at the end, image samples from both the camera looks almost same and we can’t recommend you to upgrade you camera if u are a still shooter and owner of Sony A6300.

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Best Lenses for Sony A6300 Camera

Sony A6500 vs Sony A6300

Sony A6500 vs Sony A6300 image

Does the recently announced Sony A6500 camera really replaces its predecessor while proving itself a far better choice for photographers? Take a look at the specification comparison review between Sony A6500 vs Sony A6300 and decide yourself.

Features/ Models

Sony A6500

Sony A6300

Megapixel 24 megapixels 24 megapixels
Sensor size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Low pass filter Yes Yes
Image processor Bionz X Bionz X
Image Stabilization Yes – 5 Axis Image Stabilization No
 AF points Phase Detection: 425
Contrast Detection: 169
Phase Detection: 425
Contrast Detection: 169
AF system Hybrid Hybrid
ISO 100-51200 100-51200
Shutter Min/ max 30 – 1/4000 30 – 1/4000
Continuous shooting speed Up to 11 fps at 24.2 MP for up to 301 frames in JPEG format
/ 107 frames in raw format
Up to 11 fps at 24.2 MP for up to 21 frames in raw format
up to 44 frames in JPEG format
Video 4K @ 30 fps 4K @ 30 fps
Display 3.0″ 921.6k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD 3″ 921k-Dot Tilting LCD
Hot shoe Yes Yes
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Environmentally sealed Yes Yes
Battery life 350 Shots 400 Shots
Dimensions 120 x 67 x 53 mm 120 x 67 x 49 mm
Weight 453 g 404 g

Sensor: The sensor of both the camera look same, the ISO range and the number of Phase AF points inside the camera is exactly same. Despite of same sensor we expect a better low-light performance from Sony A6500 since the camera features new LSI to boost light-gathering abilities to give clean and clear ouput while shooting at low-light condition, and increase readout speeds to benefit video recording.

Sony introduced 5-axis image stabilization in the Sony A6500 camera that combats with five types of Camera shake. The camera offers you 5-stop of image stabilization as rated by CIPA. And hence combine with OSS lenses you will get added benefit.

Sony increased the Buffer size of the Sony A6500 camera so that you can capture continuous burst of 304 JPEG frames or 107 frames in a single click. Whereas you can see the Sony A6300 camera despite of having same burst rate, it remains limited to 44 frames in JPEG and 21 frames in RAW mode.

While recording a 4K video both camera does a full pixel readout without pixel binning to collect 20 megapixels of information – approximately 2.4×5 (6K equivalent) as many pixels as 4K UHD and then oversamples the information to produce high quality  footage with exceptional detail and depth.  But we have seen the overheating issue of the Sony A6300 camera so we do hope this time Sony A6500 won’t show-up any overheating signs.

Touch-Screen introduce in Sony A6500 camera and now users have to do a single touch to capture a snapshot. Its allows you to for immediate focus point selection.

Use Display as Touch Pad – While you have your eyes on viewfinder you can use the display as touch-pad to select your desired AF smoothly and intuitively.

Both camera offers XGA OLED Tru-Finder with approximately 2.4 million dots that offers exceptional corner-to-corner visibility.

Conclusion: The Sony A6500  is a true flagship camera and it does have a lot of improvements compared to its predecessor Sony A6300. It will cost you more, but you get new camera with more Buffer, LSI integration for faster processing and noise reduction. You also get 5-axis image stabilization system and new multi-function touch display unit. We highly recommend you to get this camera for new users.

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Best Lenses for Sony A6300 Camera

Sony Announces new Firmware to Fix A6300 Overheating Issue

sony a6300 firmware update

We have told you earlier about the overheating issue of the Sony 6300 mirrorless camera. We have reported here, users of several websites and forums members reported that the camera get overheat while recording video and it automatically shuts down.

Latest firmware update issued by the Sony promises to fix the overheating issue of the Sony 6300 camera –

Sony firmware update

If you look at that description it doesn’t say it cools down the temperature while recording the video it says it improves the stability in picture while shooting stills (picture shooting mode).

We are waiting from users response on this, does they actually get any advantage after installing the new firmware. Do send your response at [contact(@)thenewcamera.com]

Click here to download latest firmware update

Also take a look at Best lenses for Sony A6300

 

Fuji X-T2 vs. Sony A6300

Fuji-X-T2-vs.-Sony-A6300

Both FujiX-T2 and Sony A6300 are mirror-less camera, after getting a lot’s of user question which one is best finally we have decided to compare between these two camera.

Fuji X-T2 vs. Sony A6300

Features/ Models Fuji X-T2
Sony A6300
Megapixel 24 24 megapixels
Sensor size APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)
Low pass filter Yes Yes
Image processor X Processor Pro
Bionz X
Image Stabilization No No
AF points 325 points 425 Points
AF system Hybrid Hybrid
ISO 100-51200 100-51200
Shutter Min/ mix Shutter 30 seconds -1/8000 1/4000 sec
Continuous shooting speed 8fps (11fps with batter grip) 11fps
Video 4K @30fps 4K @ 30 fps
Display 3 inches 1.62 million dot LCD Monitor 3″ 921k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Hot shoe Yes Yes
Wireless Wi-Fi, NFC. Remote shooting Built-In
Environmentally sealed Yes Yes
Battery life 340 shots (without battery grip) 400 Shots
Dimensions 139.0 x 105.2 x 78.5mm 120 x 67 x 49 mm
Weight 650g 404 g

Begining with megapixel, as uypu can see the Fuji as well as the Sony A6300 features same 24 MP resoltuion.

However keep in mind that the sensor architecture of both the camera is entirely different.

The Sony A6300 Sensor analysis

The Sony A6300 uses 24.2MP Exmor CMOS sensor pairs with the BIONZ X image processor, the image processor help the camera to boost its ISO range upto 51200. The sensor of the Sony A6300 camera uses thin copper wiring and enhanced circuit processing to boost low light-performance of the camera, reduce color noise as well as low-light noise, and increase readout speeds. The camera can shoot images upto 11 frames per second and with AF support the camera limits the continuous shooting speed to 8fps.

The Fuji X-T2 Sensor analysis

The Fuji X-T2 features  24.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS III sensor which comes with a randomized pixel array that elimiates the use of low pass filter inside the camera. The sensor mimic the organic film pattern and gives out stunning images. The camera with the help of its X-Processor Pro the camera can shoot upto 11 fps with battery grip and 8fps of shooting with continuous AF.

Auto Focus System

Despite of being a bit older product the Sony A6300 have more AF points (425 vs 325) compared to the Fuji X-T2 camera. The Sony A6300 covers more more AF screen compared to Fuji X-T2 camera.

4D Focus in Sony A6300

4D Focus system inside the Sony A6300 – the Sony A6300 camera uses 4D auto-focus system that enables 425 Phase AF points and 169 contrast-detection areas.

AF speeds of Fuji is up to 0.08 seconds And Sony AF speed is upto 0.05 seconds, that clearly indicates in standard lightning condition the Sony A6300 will perform better.

4K
Both camera record 4K video and supports raw recording modes S-Log3 Gamma / F-Log Gamma. Without going to details I must inform you that Sony A6300 does have some overheating issue when used to record 4K video at average room temperature. You can look at the matter here

Price Difference
Sony A6300 is under $1K camera whereas for Fuji X-T2 you have to pay approx $1.6K, that cealry means you have to pay $600 extra if you want to get Fuji X-T2.

Verdict: Both camera features excellent core specification, but if you are a still shooter we recommend you to get Sony A6300 camera, that features excellent core specification as well as low price, Fuji X-T2 recommended for Still as well as Video lovers to record videos without worrying about overheating issue.

Buy Sony A6300 from Amazon ||  B&H

Buy Fuji X-T2 from Amazon | B&H

Sony A6300 at DxOMark

Sony A6300 DXo score

DXOMark Lab tested out the Sony A6300 camera and the result was prodigious. If we place confidence in the text score of DXOMark Lab then undoubtedly Sony A6300 holds the crown of best APS-C camera in the market.

Sony-A6300-vs-Nikon-D7200-i

As you can see in the test result that Sony A6300 performing better than the Nikon D7200 during low-light test, however the overall score of Nikon is still better.Canon-80D-vs-Sony-A6300-ima

The overall score and the low-light score of Sony A6300 is better compared to the Canon 80D camera.

Undoubtedly Sony A6300 is the best APS-C sensor mirrorless camera available at the moment.

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Sony A6300 vs Canon 7D Mark II

Canon 7D Mark II vs Sony A6300 image comparisonWe have does a specification comparison as well as High ISO test between Sony A6300 vs Canon 7D Mark II camera.

Both the camera are totally different, Canon 7D Mark II built with a 20MP Dual pixel CMOS AF sensor, powered by Dual Digic 6 image processor and features a ISO range upto 512000 on the other hand the Sony A6300 features a newly developed CMOS Exmor sensor fabricated with 425 Phase AF points that gives you blazing fast AF speed during still and video shooting.

Before we jumop to any decision yet, let’s take a look at the specification chart and High ISO test images of both the camera.

Features/ Models Sony A6300  Canon 7D Mark II
Megapixel 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor  20.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS III Sensor
Sensor size 23.5 x 15.6 mm  22.4 x 15 mm
Sensor Type Hybrid CMOS AF  Dual-Pixel CMOS Sensor
Low pass filter Yes  No
Image processor BIONZ X Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 Image Processors
AF system 425 Phase-Detect Points and 169 contrast AF points  65-Point All Cross-Type Phase-Detect AF
 ISO 100-51200  100-51200
Shutter Type Electronic & Mechanical  Electronic & Mechanical
Image Stabilization NO  No
 Shutter Min/ mix 30 – 1/4000  30 – 1/8000
 Continuous shooting speed 11 fps  10 fps
 Video Internal UHD 4K30 & 1080p120 Recording Full HD 1080p/60 Video & Movie Servo AF
Display 3.0″ 921.6k-Dot Tilting LCD Monitor  3.0″ 1.04m-Dot Clear View II LCD Monitor
Viewfinder XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF  Advanced Hybrid Multi Viewfinder
Hot shoe Yes  Yes
Wireless WiFi + NFC WiFi + NFC
Environmentally sealed No No
Battery life 400 670
Dimensions 120.0 x 66.9 x 48.8 mm  148.6 x 112.4 x 78.2 mm
Weight  404 g  910 g

From the specification we can clearly see that Sony features bit more resoltuion as well as bit bigger sensor size. However despite of having almost same sensor size and ISO range the Sony A6300 is picking up more details during High ISO Test compared to Canon 7D Mark II camera.

The shutter range of the Canon 7D Mark II camera is borad compared to Sony A6300 as well as both of the camera almost have same continuous shooting speed.

The Major difference can be seen in the video section where we can see Canon 7d Mark II is limited to full HD video recording on the other hand the Sony A6300 can record 4k videos.

Now let’s have a look on the High ISO test samples.

Sony A63000 vs Canon 7D Mark II image comparisonWe don’t notice any major difference between the image quality of both the camera but we have to say we are noticing bit more details in the Sony A6300 image quality captured at ISO 6400.

The ISO 51200 image samples of both the camera is useless, I am not able to understand why companies unlock useless ISO stops, may be a just marketing thing.

At the end we have to say that Sony A6300 is a clear winner, if we look at the core specification of the camera the Sony offers you better AF system compared to Canon 7D Mark II camera as well as better image quality.

Thanks for reading the article I hope you enjoyed it, do share your thoughts with us

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High ISO Image Credit – imagineresource