α6400
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Despite its compact size and light weight, the α6400 delivers speedy performance and a range of features you'd expect from a full-frame model. Whether you're taking still shots or movies, creative compositions or everyday selfie shots, you'll enjoy beautiful images that you'll want to share, on the go.
Innovation in service to your creativity
Unleash your creative potential with high-level performance and advanced features such as AI-powered Real-time Eye AF; new, high-precision Real-time Tracking; high-speed continuous shooting and 4K HDR (HLG)2 3 movie-shooting.
Sample images
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Lens name E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS Lens focal Length 332 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 498 mm Shutter speed 1/1000 sec. F number F6.3 Exposure correction value -0.7 EV Exposure program Aperture priority Metering mode Multi segment ISO 400 White balance settings Manual -
Lens name FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS Lens focal Length 70 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 105 mm Shutter speed 1/2500 sec. F number F4 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 500 White balance settings Manual -
Lens name Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Lens focal Length 55 mm 35mm equivalent focal lengthr 82 mm Shutter speed 1/500 sec. F number F1.8 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 200 White balance settings Auto white balance -
Lens name FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS Lens focal Length 181 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 271 mm Shutter speed 1/2500 sec. F number F4 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 250 White balance settings Manual -
Lens name Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens focal Length 38 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 57 mm Shutter speed 1/3 sec. F number F5 Exposure correction value -0.3 EV Exposure program Aperture priority Metering mode Multi segment ISO 1600 White balance settings Auto white balance -
Lens name Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Lens focal Length 55 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 82 mm Shutter speed 1/640 sec. F number F2.8 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 200 White balance settings Auto white balance -
Lens name Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens focal Length 70 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 105 mm Shutter speed 0.8 sec. F number F5.6 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 100 White balance settings Auto white balance -
Lens name FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS Lens focal Length 276 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 414 mm Shutter speed 1/500 sec. F number F5.6 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Aperture priority Metering mode Multi segment ISO 100 White balance settings Auto white balance -
Lens name FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS Lens focal Length 130 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 195 mm Shutter speed 1/400 sec. F number F3.5 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 200 White balance settings Manual -
Lens name Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens focal Length 29 mm 35mm equivalent focal length 43 mm Shutter speed 1/100 sec. F number F5.6 Exposure correction value +0.0 EV Exposure program Manual exposure Metering mode Multi segment ISO 320 White balance settings Manual
Reasons to choose this model
Speedy, reliable autofocus
Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking
Incredible image quality
4K movies and pro-level features
Smart operability
Lightning-fast AF
Reliable AF for great action shots
The camera's innovative AF quickly and reliably detects the position of the subject and then tracks the subject's motion, keeping it in sharp focus.
Fast continuous shooting with AF/AE at up to 11fps5
Never miss a moment of the action thanks to fast internal processing and high-capacity buffer memory. Fire off shots at up to 11fps5 with after-view or 8fps5 for live-view, with minimal display lag, and take up to around 116 shots in JPEG (Standard) or 46 shots in compressed RAW format in one continuous burst.6
Silent continuous shooting at up to 8fps7
When your shoot calls for absolute quiet, such as when you're photographing a live performance, silent shooting with no shutter noise allows shooting at up to 8fps7 with AF/AE tracking, even in AF-C mode, with Real-time Eye AF, or with Real-time Tracking, expanding your range of shooting options.
Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking
Smart subject-tracking
Newly adopted AI-based subject recognition technology processes a vast amount of data to detect and track even rapidly moving subjects.
Sophisticated eye recognition and tracking
Accurate eye recognition
Enhanced Real-time Eye AF8 reliably recognises human faces, and focuses precisely on a person's eyes. When AF-C is set, Real-time Eye AF8 maintains stable focus on a moving subject even when part of the face is hidden, the face is backlit, or the subject is facing downwards.
Prioritise your subject's left eye or right eye
Now you can select Left Eye, Right Eye, or Auto from the menu in advance, leaving you free to concentrate on composition. These selections can be assigned to custom buttons, allowing you to quickly toggle between choices mid-shoot.
Stunning animal images with Real-time Eye AF for Animals9
Real-time Eye AF for Animals supports animal tracking, allowing fast, precise, automatic detection and tracking of animal eyes, with just a half-press of the shutter button. This new capability will vastly increase the photographer’s success rate when shooting animals in the wild or beloved pets at home – situations where accurate focus positioning has previously been a challenge.10
Persistent tracking for subjects on the move
Real-time Tracking11 reliably maintains focus
For sporting events and other situations where your subjects are moving quickly, keeping them in constant focus can make all the difference between catching an important, dramatic moment or missing it.
A new subject-recognition algorithm holds onto moving subjects
A newly developed subject recognition algorithm processes spatial information based on colour, subject distance (depth), pattern (brightness), and face and eye information at high speed in real time.
Seamless transitions from body to face and eye tracking
When shooting a distant person in motion, the tracking system captures the whole body, and the focus area will seamlessly change between the face and the eyes according to the condition of the subject.
Simply touch and track
Once Touch Tracking is set in the menu, select your subject simply by touching the monitor. For either stills or movies, the camera will begin to auto-track the subject.
Incredible image quality
Enjoy beautiful, remarkably detailed images
Thanks to the large sensor and the latest image-processing engine, you can shoot whatever you encounter in your everyday life, with beautifully crisp and clear images and natural colours even in low-light settings.
A 24.2-megapixel12 sensor plus enhanced image-processing engine
The APS-C sensor features copper wiring and enhanced circuit processing that aid in boosting light collection efficiency. In conjunction with the image-processing engine, this helps achieve superior image resolution and more natural depiction of textures.
Cleaner images even in dim light
Improved noise suppression has led to cleaner image quality, even in dark scenes where high-sensitivity shooting is required. The native ISO sensitivity has increased to a maximum ISO 32000 (with expanded ISO sensitivity at a maximum ISO 102400 for stills). Noise reduction is particularly effective in the frequently used medium-to-high sensitivity range.
Natural-looking images that match what you see
Image-processing algorithms inherited from full-frame cameras have led the way to more lifelike colour reproduction. Human skin tones look more natural, and reproduction of plant colours has also been improved.
4K movies and pro-level features
Creative movie production
From full-pixel readout without pixel binning enabling high-resolution 4K movie recording to HDR (HLG)3 and S-Log/S-Gamut13 options and Slow & Quick Motion recording14, the α6400 is loaded with advanced capabilities to support your movie-making creativity.
Create time-lapse movies
Newly introduced interval shooting, which is continuous shooting with a pause of 1-60 seconds between still shots, can be carried out within the camera. This can then be used to create time-lapse movies16 on a PC using the Viewer app from the Imaging EdgeTM desktop applications.
Vlog with useful features
If you're shooting vlogs, the 180-degree tiltable LCD monitor is useful for framing your own shots. For sound recording, in addition to the external microphone jack there is also an optional XLR adaptor (available separately) to facilitate the use of pro-level microphones to give you better audio quality.
Take advantage of various movie functions
Movies in slow motion (up to 5x) and quick motion (up to 60x)14 can be recorded in the camera, without post-processing on a PC. Alternatively, 120fps high-speed shooting2 of Full HD video can be used to create high-quality slow-motion footage in post-production. Proxy movie recording allows easier editing and previewing, and Photo Capture lets you extract stills from recorded movies.
Smart operability
A high-resolution LCD monitor with handy touch-screen functions
The 3.0-type, 180-degree tiltable LCD screen does more than just display the scene in front of you -- it gives you quick control over a number of the camera's functions, with a variety of intuitive touch operations.
Touch Pad provides smooth focus-area selection
The Touch Pad function allows you to smoothly move the current focus position while you're looking through the viewfinder. Simply slide your finger across the monitor until you find the desired point you want to focus on.
Touch Focus and Touch Shutter
When you want to shift the focus, even to the periphery of the frame, Touch Focus does it with a simple touch to the monitor. With Touch Shutter, you can set the focus and trip the shutter with a single touch.
Touch Tracking turns on Real-time Tracking at any time
With the Touch Tracking function you can simply touch the monitor to activate Real-time Tracking for either stills or movies. The camera will instantly lock onto the target subject and keep it in constant focus.
Set up your camera just the way you like
An array of customisation features, inherited from full-frame models, gives you greater flexibility and control over how your camera operates.
Customised buttons put frequent operations at your fingertips
Each of the camera's eight keys and controls can be assigned to any of 89 functions and operations, with different operations depending on whether you're shooting still images or movies, or in replay mode.
My Menu and My Dial features put you in control
My Dial lets you assign frequently used functions to the control dial and control wheel for faster access when you're shooting. My Menu allows registration of up to 30 different menu items for quick access to menu items you use often.
Visualised setup screen for customisation
On the custom settings screen, an illustration showing the camera's operable components shows you at a glance which button or switch you're assigning, and when you're setting up the function menu you can view the structure of the actual function screen.
Imaging Edge™ Remote, Viewer, and Edit
Elevate your photography with Imaging Edge desktop applications. Use "Remote" to control and monitor shooting live on your PC screen; "Viewer" to quickly preview, rate, and select photos from large image libraries; and "Edit" to develop RAW data into high-quality photos for delivery. Get the best from Sony RAW files, and manage your productions more efficiently.19
Capture One for Sony20
Capture One Express (for Sony) is a free award-winning editing software that provides RAW development, easy management and powerful editing tools. Capture One Pro (for Sony) can be bought for even more editing tools and tethered shooting capability.
SPECIFICATIONS & FEATURES
Lightweight, compact and sturdily built, the α6400 is loaded with impressive capabilities and features. With super-fast AF and highly precise subject tracking, it's ideal for capturing fast-moving action, while its wide sensitivity range and stunning image quality make it suitable for just about any photographic opportunity you may encounter, whether you're shooting stills or movies.
Fast 0.02 sec.4 AF, with 425 phase-detection AF points
Real-time Tracking and Real-time Eye AF, to detect and hold onto moving subjects
24.2-megapixel12 Exmor CMOS sensor with outstanding light sensitivity
High-resolution 4K movie recording to support serious video production
180° tiltable LCD touch screen for easier self-portraits and high- and low-angle shots
LENS COMPATIBILITY
Sony E-mount lenses
SENSOR TYPE
APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm), Exmor CMOS sensor
NUMBER OF PIXELS (EFFECTIVE)
Approx. 24.2 megapixels
ISO SENSITIVITY (RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE INDEX)
Still images: ISO 100-32000 (ISO numbers up to ISO 102400 can be set as expanded ISO range.), AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 100-32000 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
BATTERY LIFE (STILL IMAGES)
Approx. 360 shots (Viewfinder) / Approx. 410 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard)21
VIEWFINDER TYPE
1.0 cm (0.39 type) electronic viewfinder (color)
MONITOR TYPE
7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT
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The RRP is Sony's recommended retail price; the actual retail price is determined by the retailer/seller and not by Sony.
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A Class 10 or higher SDHC/SDXC card is required for XAVC S format movie recording. UHS speed Class 3 or higher is required for 100 Mbps recording.
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Connect this product to an HDR (HLG) compatible Sony TV via a USB cable when displaying HDR (HLG) movies.
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Based on Sony research, measured using CIPA-compliant guidelines, and internal measurement method with an E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens mounted, Pre-AF off and viewfinder in use.
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Up to 11 fps in continuous “Hi+” mode and up to 8 fps in continuous “Hi” mode. Maximum fps will depend on camera settings.
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With "Hi+" continuous shooting mode. Sony internal measurement.
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Maximum fps will depend on camera settings. Some distortion may occur with fast-moving subjects or if the camera is moved sideways rapidly while shooting.
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Real-time Eye AF may not work as well as intended, depending on type of shooting scene and conditions.
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When [Subject Detection] under [Face/Eye AF Set.] is set to [Animal], [Tracking] cannot be selected as the [Focus Area].
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Accurate focus may not be achieved with certain subjects in certain situations.
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Will be activated when [Tracking] is set in the [Focus Area] menu.
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Approx. effective.
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S-Log2 and S-Log3 are premised on processing pictures.
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Sound recording is not possible. A Class 10 or above SDHC/SDXC card is required.
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24p recording. Approx. 1.6 times for 30p recording.
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The latest versions of the Imaging Edge software and PlayMemories Home are required.
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Not guaranteed to be 100% dust and moisture proof.
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With the electronic front curtain shutter, under internal test conditions of Sony.
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Does not support full functional compatibility with some camera models.
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Please contact Phase One regarding all inquiries as to usage and support including functional compatibility of Capture One Express (for Sony) and Capture One Pro (for Sony).
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The LCD screen is turned on, shot once every 30 seconds, operate zoom alternately between W and T ends, flash strobe once every two times, turn power off and on once every ten times.
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This product is also known as ILCE-6400, ILCE-6400L, ILCE-6400M, ILCE6400B.CEC, ILCE6400LB.CEC, ILCE6400MB.CEC
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Features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
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