Sony Alpha a6100 Black 2019
Type mirrorless
Sensor 24.2MP aps-c
AF Points 425 pts
Burst 11 fps
Video 4K @30fps
Weight 354 g
72 Overall Score
Price £881
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong battery (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong sensor (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average build (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Sensor
| Type | CMOS |
| Size | aps-c |
| Megapixels | 24.2 MP |
| ISO Range | 100 |
| Processor | BIONZ X |
Autofocus
| AF Points | 425 |
| AF Type | Contrast Detection, Phase Detection: 425 |
| Eye AF | Yes |
| Animal AF | Yes |
| Subject Detection | Yes |
Shooting
| Burst (Mechanical) | 11 |
| Burst (Electronic) | 8 |
| Max Shutter | 1/4000 |
| Electronic Shutter | Yes |
Video
| Max Resolution | 4K |
| 4K FPS | 30 |
| 1080p FPS | 120 |
| 10-bit | No |
| Log Profile | No |
| RAW Video | Yes |
| Codec | XAVC S, AVCHD |
Display & EVF
| Screen Size | 3" |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Articulating | Yes |
| EVF Resolution | 1.44 M dots |
Build
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.8 lbs |
| Battery Life | 380 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB | Sony Multi/Micro-USB |
| HDMI | Micro-HDMI |
| Hot Shoe | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sony Alpha a6100 | Fujifilm X-H2S | Canon EOS R6 Mark III | Panasonic Lumix S S5 II | Nikon Z5 II | OM System OM-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless |
| Sensor | 24.2MP aps-c | 26.2MP aps-c | 32.5MP full-frame | 24.2MP full-frame | 24.5MP full-frame | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds |
| AF Points | 425 | 425 | 1053 | 779 | 273 | 1053 |
| Burst FPS | 11 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 10 |
| Video | 4K @30fps | 6K @120fps | 8K @120fps | 6K @60fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @60fps |
| IBIS | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 354 | 579 | 609 | 658 | 620 | 511 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | EVF | Build | Burst | Video | Sensor | Battery | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Alpha a6100 | 89.7 | 81.3 | 13.5 | 79.5 | 71.1 | 90.3 | 92.5 | 75.1 | 95.6 | 98 | 35.4 |
| Fujifilm X-H2S Compare | 89.7 | 96.7 | 94.8 | 93.5 | 98.2 | 96.8 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 95.6 | 94.4 | 95.4 |
| Canon EOS R6 Mark III Compare | 98.9 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 93.5 | 98.8 | 63.9 | 97.1 | 99.1 | 95.6 | 94.4 | 99.6 |
| Panasonic Lumix S S5 II Compare | 97.8 | 90.6 | 96 | 91.3 | 94.7 | 54.6 | 92.2 | 99.4 | 95.6 | 94.4 | 88.5 |
| Nikon Z5 II Compare | 85.4 | 91.1 | 95.6 | 89 | 86.8 | 58.7 | 92.5 | 86.9 | 95.6 | 99.7 | 88.5 |
| OM System OM-1 Compare | 95 | 97.7 | 85.1 | 94.9 | 85.5 | 47.5 | 95.5 | 86.9 | 89.3 | 89 | 88.5 |
Price
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