Sony a6400 Brings 120fps AF tracking to the Masses!

The newly announced Sony a6400 is what the a6300 should have been almost two years ago. It is still missing a key feature that was ... ThenewlyannouncedSonya6400 iswhatthea6300shouldhavebeenalmosttwoyearsago.Itisstillmissingakeyfeaturethatwasintroducedwiththea6500thatofIBISorSensorStabilizationwhichworkswithanylensaddedtothesystem.However,ifyouremovetheIBISfailfromtheequationthisisakillercameraforjust$900whichinthisdayandageof$1000+cellphones,itisquiteabargainforthebodyonly. Wewereamazedbythe120fpsfullHDqualityofothersonyalphacameraslikethea9andthea7IIIwhichfullytracksubjectswhilerecordinginsuperslowmotionwhichreallymakesthefeaturestandoutcomparedtoothercameraswhichforceyoutogomanualwhileonthatmode. Thecodecqualityhasalsobeenbumpedinthiscamerafor120pto100Mbpsfrom60Mbpsonearliercameraslikethea6300whichshouldpreservemoredetailwhilesacrificinglittleinimagecrispness. a6400MainFeatures: 24.2MPAPS-CExmorCMOSSensor BIONZXImageProcessor Real-TimeEyeAF&Real-TimeTracking XGATru-Finder2.36m-DotOLEDEVF 3.0″921.6k-Dot180°TiltingTouchscreen InternalUHD4KVideo,S-Log3,andHLG S&QMotioninFullHDfrom1-120fps Built-InWi-FiwithNFC 425Phase-&Contrast-DetectAFPoints Upto11fpsShootingandISO102,400 a6400VideoMode: Format MPEG-4,H.264 Modes 3840x2160@30p/100Mbps,XAVCS,MP4,H.264,LinearPCM 3840x2160@30p/60Mbps,XAVCS,MP4,H.264,LinearPCM 3840x2160@24p/100Mbps,XAVCS,MP4,H.264,LinearPCM 3840x2160@24p/60Mbps,XAVCS,MP4,H.264,LinearPCM 1920x1080@120p/100Mbps,MOV,H.264,LinearPCM 1920x1080@120p/60Mbps,MOV,H.264,LinearPCM 1920x1080@60p/25Mbps,MOV,H.264,LinearPCM 1920x1080@60i/24Mbps,AVCHD,MTS,H.264,AAC 1920x1080@50i/17Mbps,AVCHD,MTS,H.264,AAC 1920x1080@30p/16Mbps,MOV,H.264,LinearPCM Yes,4k60pismissingfromthisentrylevelcamerabutitstillgeneratesoversamplingin4kfromits25MPsensoranddownconvertsto4kUHDforabeautifulimagewithlessnoiseandnoperceptiblemoire/aliasingartifacts. Thisa6400cameraisreallycryingtohaveIBISinthesensorbutwithasmallgimbalstabilizer,itshouldworkwondersfortheirintendedVloggeraudience. NEWSONYa6400CAMERAwithaFLIPSCREENby JennaEzarik: Thevideoaboveby JennaEzarik showswhyIBISisneededinacameralikethis,itisquiteshakeyandtherollingshutterisapparent.Theaudiofromthebuilt-inmicrophonesisveryacceptableasisthevideoqualitywhichrivalssomeofthebest4koutthere. Whichmeansthehigher-endmodelwhichisplannedforthealphalinewillprobablyhaveIBISandevenbetterfeaturesforunder$2000USD. Sonya6400SlowMotion120fps1080Samples: SonyA6400’sBESTNewFeature(notflipscreen)–FirstReviewby MaxYuryev: Thevideoabovebytheexcellentandunbiased MaxYuryev hasafewgreat120fps1080psamplesandalsopointsoutthatthetouchscreenAFtrackingselectionwillnotworkintheslow-motionmodesoyouwillhavetousetheareaAFmodestotrack. Thescreenwillalsoremainfullylitandnotdimlikeinthepreviousa6300anda6500cameraswhichwasatrade-offforrecordingandnotoverheatwhiledoingit.  Thebatteryremainsthesamewhichisalsoabummerasitrarelylastsenoughforseriousvideoshooting.Soplanaccordinglyandgetafewextrabatteries. NewfirmwareforAlphacameras: Sonyalsoannouncedfirmwareupdatesthatwillbedeliveredsoonforthea7III,a9anda7RIIIwhichwillreallyimprovethealreadygreatAFcapabilityandaddthemuchneededtimelapsefeaturetothebodies.Thepressreleaseforthatisbelow: SonyAnnouncesα9CameraUpgradeThroughMajorFirmwareUpdates NewFirmwareReleaseswillDeliverEnhancedAutofocusPerformanceandNewFunctionalityforSony’sAcclaimedFull-frameCamera SANDIEGO—Jan.15,2019— SonyElectronicsInc.todayannouncedamajorupgradetoitsα9mirrorlesscamerathatwillbeavailableviaafirmwareupdates. Sony’srevolutionaryα9camerawillreceiveseveralmajorenhancementstoitsaward-winningautofocus(AF)performanceandimagequality,aswellasreceiveavarietyofnewfeaturesthataredesignedtoimprovetheoverallworkflowforprofessionalphotographers.Inaddition,newfirmwareupdatesforα7RIIIandα7IIIwillbeavailablethatupdatethesecameraswiththelatestenhancementsincludingReal-timeEyeAFperformanceandaddintervalrecordingcapacities. “ThesenewfirmwareupgradesdemonstratethestrongcommitmentthatSonyhastoourcustomers,”saidNealManowitz,vicepresidentofImagingSolutionsatSonyElectronics.“Theirvoiceiscriticaltoeverythingwedo,andbeingabletoprovideourcustomerswithnewcapabilitiesisasourceofgreatprideforSony.” FirmwareVer.5.0andVer.6.0forα9 Theupcomingfirmwareversion5.0forα9addsSony’snewlydevelopedReal-timeTrackingmodeforobjecttracking.ThismodeutilizesSony’slatestalgorithm—includingArtificialIntelligence-basedobjectrecognition—andprocessescolor,subjectdistance(depth),pattern(brightness)aswellasspatial(distance)informationtoensurethatallsubjectscanbecapturedwithextremeaccuracyandprecision.Whenphotographingorvideographinghumansoranimals,faceandeyepositioninformationisrecognizedbyAIandthesubject’seyeismonitoredinrealtimewithextremelyhightrackingprecision.Inaddition,“TrackingOn”helpsinitiatereal-timetrackingatanytimebysimplypressingacustom-assignedbuttonand“TouchTracking,”whichquicklyactivatesthroughthetouchscreenii. Withthisnewfirmwareversion5.0,Sony’sacclaimedα9camerawillreceiveadvanced“Real-timeEyeAF,”thelatestversionofSony’sacclaimedEyeAFtechnology.ThisexcitingnewcapabilityemploysAI-basedobjectrecognitiontodetectandprocesseyelocationdatainrealtime,resultinginimprovedaccuracy,speedandtrackingperformanceofEyeAF.Inallautofocusmodes,thecameracanautomaticallydetecttheeyesofthesubjectandactivateEyeAFwithahalfpressoftheshutterbutton,andthecamerawillseamlesslytracktheeyesatalltimeswheninAF-Cmode.Thenewfirmwarewillalsoenablephotographerstoselectthepreferredeye(leftorright)oftheirsubjectasthefocuspoint. OtherfocusingcapabilitiesthatwillbeavailablewiththenewfirmwareincludeTouchPad,TouchTracking,anextendedphase-detectionAFaperturerangethathasbeenincreasedfromF11toF16,andFastHybridAFformovieshootingthatprovidessmooth,automatedfocusingformovies. Imagequalitywillalsobeenhancedwiththenewα9firmwareversion5.0,specificallyintheareasofcolorreproduction.Thecamerawillmoreaccuratelyaccountforsubtlechangesinlightforsmoother,morenaturaltonalgradationsinelementslikethesky.Thereisanewautowhitebalancealgorithmthatgetsaddedaswell,whichproducesmoreconsistentlybalancedimageswhileburstshooting.OthernewfunctionsforefficientcontrolsanddatamanagementincludeMyDialandDualSlotmediamenuimprovement,ratingandprotectfunctions. Inadditiontotheseveralnewcapabilities,thefirmwarealsoaddscompatibilitywithSony’snewImagingEdgeMobileapplication–thesuccessortothePlayMemoriesMobile™application.ThenewImagingEdgeMobileapplicationfeaturesa‘Transfer&Taggingadd-on’functiontoassistprofessionalworkflow.ThisallowsphotographerstotransferimagesfromtheircameratotheirsmartphoneduringcaptureusingtheFTPtransferfunctionality ,andaddssupportforincludingIPTCmetadataontransferredimages. Version6.0firmwarefortheα9camerawilladdEyeAFforanimaleyesi,anexcitingnewfeatureforwildlifephotographersthatwillenableintervalshootingfunctionalityforcreatingtime-lapsemovies. Thenewsystemfirmwareupdateversion5.0isscheduledforlaunchinMarch2019,andversion6.0isscheduledforSummer2019. FirmwareVer.3.0forα7RIIIandα7III Sony’spopularα7RIIIandα7IIIfull-framecameraswillbothreceiveenhancedReal-timeEyeAFperformancewiththeupcomingfirmwareversion3.0.ThiswillbeavailableinAF-Cmodewithasimplehalf-pressoftheshutterbutton.Real-TimeEyeAFforanimalswillalsobeavailable. Thecameraswillalsoreceiveintervalrecordingfunctionalitythatwillallowforsimplecreationoftime-lapsemoviesvii.Thenewfeaturecanbesetforanywherebetween1and60seconds,withatotalnumberofshotsfrom1to9999.AEtrackingsensitivitycanalsobeadjustedto“High”,“Mid”or“Low”duringintervalrecording,allowingforreducedchangesinexposureovertheshootinginterval. Thenewsystemfirmwareupdateversion3.0isscheduledinApril2019. AvarietyofexclusivestoriesandexcitingnewcontentrelatedtoallofSony’sexcitingannouncementscanbefoundat www.alphauniverse.com,asitebuilttoeducateandinspireallfansandcustomersoftheSonyαbrand.Thenewcontentwillalsobeposteddirectlyatthe SonyPhotoGallery andthe SonyCameraChannelonYouTube. 1.Accuratefocusmaynotbeachievedwithcertainsubjectsincertainsituations 2.Functionmustbesetviathemenubeforehand 3.AsuccessorapplicationofPlayMemoriesMobile.ExistingPlayMemoriesMobileuserscanusethisbyupdatingPlayMemoriesMobile 4.Add-onmobileapplicationfor‘ImagingEdgeMobile’.Availablecountries:US/Canada/UK/France/Germany/HongKong/China/Australia/Japan.Userregistrationisrequiredtousethisapplication.CompatiblewithILCE-9withfirmwareupdateVer.5.0orlater,ILCE-7RM3,ILCE-7M3 5.CompatiblewithILCE-9withfirmwareupdateVer.5.0orlater 6.IPTCmetadatafordigitalimagemetadataisastandardcreatedbytheIPTC(InternationalPressTelecommunicationsCouncil) 7.Thelatestversionof“ImagingEdge”‘Viewer’andPlayMemoriesHomedesktopapplicationsisrequired ShouldIgetit? Inaword,maybe…butwebelieveyoushouldwaitforSony’snewIBISequippedcameraifyoucanspendmore.Thereisachancethea6600orwhateveritmaybecalledwillshoot240fpswhichwillputitintherunningforourcameraguidetopspots. Ifthiscamerafitsyourneedsthenthepricetagof$900isanincrediblebargain.Thevideoandphotoqualityaffordedbythiskitisreallyunbelievablecomparedtotheoptionsjust4yearsago.Technologydoesstarttotrickledownfromthehigh-endtothelowendfastereveryyear. Westillwouldliketoseemoreattentionpaidtoframerateslikehavingastackedsensorwith960/1000fpscapabilityonAPS-CasastartandthenFullframeasSonyisapioneerinthattechnology. TheRXseriesisalsoinneedfornewsensorsastheyhaverecycledwhatessentiallyisthesamedieinseveralgenerationswithslighttweaksincapabilitiesandbigchangesinformfactors. Wereallywouldliketoseeatleast1080pqualityat480fpsfromSonythisyear. 2019mightbetheyearfornewleapsoftechnologyinbothphotoandvideothathavetakenyearstodevelop,CESwasmutedexceptforSharp’s8kcamerawitham4/3mountwhichiscertainlyinterestingandwillcomewitha$3kpricetag.Iftheyareabletousethatbandwidthforslowmotionweshouldseehigherqualityframeratesthanothertechnologiesbutitmayalsonotbeasensordesignedforhigherframeratesinordertobecooler.Wewillhavetowaitandsee. Letusknowyourthoughtsbelow.-HSC (Visited8,299times,1visitstoday)ShareThisPost!         Postnavigation PreviousPostPocophoneF1willget960fpsSlowMotionMode!NextPostOSMOPocketwilldo200fpswithacatch! 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