Sony - Alpha a6400 Mirrorless 4K Video Camera with E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens - Black

Mostly based on prior experience with Sony a7: To cut it short: a6400 is MUCH BETTER! When I bought my first camera (Sony a7), I had limited money and was too caught up in the idea of getting a full frame camera to be a “real” photographer. Although the a7 with the kit lens did take good photos, it is unbeatable to a6400 that has so much more features. (not to mention cheaper lens options!) If you’re trying to decide between this or older versions of full frame (since they’re similar budgets), I would definitely recommend this one (unless you want to take a lot of night pictures—a7 does slightly better in low light, but even so, you should save up to buy the a7s or something better given that you’re already going to spend 1k on these…for amateurs like me though a6400 is perfectly fine even for night photos) Some features that I love on the a6400: -SHARP images (the sharpness of a6400 kit lens is no where near the a7 ones) -and thus GREAT AUTOFOCUS (tracking focus even in video) -versatility of 18-135mm kit lens (honestly if you were to just use a single lens this would do mostly everything for you) -silent shutter!! (Underrated feature, since I didn’t realize at first how inconvenient it was to NOT have it on the a7) -in-built flash -flippable screen! (for that selfie) -touch screen (only in shooting mode-you can touch what you want to focus on) And if you have some extra cash to spend on, buy the Sigma 16mm F/1.4 (takes ultra crisp images + perfect bokeh) I couldn’t be any more happier with my current lineup of Sony a6400 + 18-135mm kit lens + Sigma 16mm lens. My only complaint for the a6400 is the horizontal banding/rolling shutter in some photos (esp under artificial light/ silent shutter mode). If buying, I suggest you look it up to see how you can prevent it. Even if you’re starting out or already a professional, I would definitely recommend this camera.

I shoot video and photos both semi-professionally and as a hobby. If you’re looking for a great all around camera, this is it. There’s no in-body image stabilization, the high ISO performance is just okay, and the RAW files in post seemingly wont hold up as well as my canon’s did. The menus can be a little intimidating. Oh, and the SD card slot is right next to the battery instead of on the side where it should be. All that said, it still takes a great image, is light, compact, and has autofocus that’s superb in plentiful light, but is absolutely awful in lowlight. Even though I’m planning to upgrade to a dedicated video camera soon, I’ll still be keeping this as my main stills camera. Oh, and the lens it comes with is pretty great as far as kit lenses go. No complaints there. Attached photos were all taken with this camera and either the lens it comes with or the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 and developed in Lightroom.

Within a few days of release Iv had the opportunity to take this camera to Havasufalls and recorded a 2hr speech a 3 days later. Have yet to be able to edit the raw pics from the falls because of the Lightroom update has yet to come. But very hopeful because of the ease of use. Battery consumption overall have been good. I didn’t not come from a previous model so I can not comment on the comparison. Tilts screen very useful. I don’t mind the hot shoe placement. Timelaps feature was a little hard to et used to. But after a few tries. It became faster and faster for me to came changes. Have already recommended this camera for the price. And Sony is over delivering in my opinion. Glad I stayed with Sony.

Love the animal auto-eye focus available in a download. Features galore. Short life battery so get spares. The glass side of the flip screen is always exposed. Canon M-50 allows you to hide the screen side. Stunning clarity with the 18-135mm kit lens. SD card is not that easy to extract. Overall, well worth the money. Canon and Nikon are playing catchup in the auto-eye focus area.

This camera is perfect if you are a new user or if you are a professional

This is my first purchases of a "real" camera, and I couldn't be happier. The price was a bit of a shock, but this camera had more features than the similarly modeled Sony cameras for my purposes. The 18-135 zoom lens is great for wide angle AND telephoto shots. I know that I have a lot to learn before I can really take full advantage of this camera, but so far I am very impressed! I also purchased the 50mm 1.8/f lens and really like the photos I've taken in my first day with the camera (even with my crappy apartment lighting).

I feel like I got more than my monies worth! I was looking at a A7iii, but couldn’t afford that just yet. This camera makes me feel like I’m not missing much of anything! Beautiful image quality and spot on focus! Very little editing needs to be done with the images from this thing! I attached a few samples; I was very pleased with the results.

I'm brand new to cameras so I did a lot of research prior to choosing my first purchase. I settled on the Sony Alpha brand thanks to the quality, the ease of use, and the weight compared to the other comparable brands. Initially I was going to go with the a6000, but after looking at the stock lens selection, it was a much better deal to get the 18-135 lens with the a6400 rather than having to purchase the additional lens down the road. This lens is really good for multipurpose use and the learning curve has not been too bad. I also love how light the whole camera is, even with the larger lens.