A6000

[vagus]

Interesting observation last night while recording videos inside a room with while fluorescent lighting.

A6000 + SEL35F18.

While I was recording a video under Aperture mode with F1.8, I can see a yellow horizontal strip moving down slowly on the LCD. At first I thought there is something wrong with the lens or the camera so I stopped recording immediately. Upon playback, I can clearly see the yellow strip on the recorded video.

Power off then on again. Same settings record another video and same thing happened. Then I just play around with the ISO, EV and aperture settings and to my surprise, the yellow strip started to diminish as I increase the F size from 1.8 to 2.2 and so on. The yellow strip finally disappeared at F3.5.

Anyone had this problem before?

it's a problem of CMOS sensors interacting with fluorescent light frequency (50/60hz?). The popular advice is to set the shutter speed manually to 1/125 or slower.

I don't do much video indoor so don't really affect me

 

[Quest88]

The test you suggest is not a test of AF on a moving object. If you move your body/camera in relative to the scene, you will have the whole image on the sensor moving in tendem, so it will confuse the focusing system. It is different from a real moving subject moving across the frame with the background relatively still. Just saying.

Understand your point, but isn't PDAF also able to track when we move the camera? e.g. someone skateboarding across our screen, but we also shift our body sideways to follow the person when they pass by? I agree this is not a good test though - just to illustrate what is the PDAF doing. One other test I did was to hold an object infront of the fixed camera and move it around. The camera motor seems to work less but also has some difficulties.

I thought about it, another reason could be that the Bionz X chip is a couple more times faster than the last generation, thus the data processing for the CDAF is much much faster such that the hunting effect is shortened and not as noticeable?

Personally I don't think a processor can make that much difference.. Basically to what I understand for CDAF, the lens still needs to move a certain amount of range to collect data before it can determine the optimal point. I think one of the ways it can cut short the hunting time is if something like PDAF allows it to narrow down the range required..

Guess we will only be able to speculate as how a brand gets its faster AF is probably trade secret.

vagus' tests using un-upgraded lens (CDAF only) and upgraded in AF-S mode is similar to my experience, and kind of tells me that the PDAF function still helps in AF-S.

 

[ageha]

Understand your point, but isn't PDAF also able to track when we move the camera? e.g. someone skateboarding across our screen, but we also shift our body sideways to follow the person when they pass by?

For tracking patterns CDAF is the way to go, PDAF alone can't track features. Once you have more than one subject moving across the frame PDAF will be confused.

Personally I don't think a processor can make that much difference.

The compute power makes a huge difference for sure. Unfortunatey it will take ages till cameras get equipped with fast SOCs.

 

[vagus]

Ebay costs almost triple or even more

For price of original A6000/Nex6 hot shoe cover (SGD6+) locally, I can get 5 of these...

Decide to go 3rd party generic hot shoe cover:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221413530115?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649


Ordered 2.....

I don't mind buying the A6000/Nex6 original hotshoe cover if it is off the rack from any of the SonyStyle shop....but they make it such a pilgrimage to go down to Wisma Service Centre, place order and then collect 2 weeks later for something costing a few dollars? Petrol and parking already more than that for 1 single trip...

 

[ragnarok95]

Heng i don't have a car and by pass orchard rd everyday by train. =\

 

[ragnarok95]

LOL, yeah... cannot tell from the pic...need HDR;p
But stock look is a good thing though!
I just ordered the Gariz half body case, already I am expecting to lose a couple of degrees downward tilt, if I add more thickness to the LCD screen, I will lose even more tilt...:dunno:
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Waiting for local shop to bring this in. Looks good.

 

[ryanlio]

My setup is using back button focusing.. I set the option "AF w/ shutter = off"
Somehow the pdaf doesn't work with this setup.. Does af-c pdaf focusing only work with the shutter button?

 

[vagus]

My setup is using back button focusing.. I set the option "AF w/ shutter = off"
Somehow the pdaf doesn't work with this setup.. Does af-c pdaf focusing only work with the shutter button?

tried back button setup:
- Set option "AF w/ shutter = off"
- I let the "AEL w/ shutter = on"
- Set customize "AEL" button to "AF ON"

I can still use the AF-C under wide area focus. The tiny green squares are dancing around when I depress and hold the "AEL" button. Taking AF-C servo shots a little more tricky as I need to keep the "AEL" button depressed while pressing down the shutter button.

 

[Zig Ziggler]

Waiting for local shop to bring this in. Looks good.

Link here

 

[ryanlio]

tried back button setup:
- Set option "AF w/ shutter = off"
- I let the "AEL w/ shutter = on"
- Set customize "AEL" button to "AF ON"

I can still use the AF-C under wide area focus. The tiny green squares are dancing around when I depress and hold the "AEL" button. Taking AF-C servo shots a little more tricky as I need to keep the "AEL" button depressed while pressing down the shutter button.

Unfortunately I use ae lock often too..

 

[ragnarok95]

Link here

Messaged Click! just now. Casing will be coming in this week.

 

[adelyte]

After pressed the Fn button, I can use the lower back wheel to turn and change the settings, but I turn the thumb wheel there is no response.
For eg, Press Fn button, press right to the 'Focus Mode', Turn back wheel to change from 'AF-S' to 'AF-C'

Is that the case for you guys? (However, on the LCD display it seems to show 2 icons, indicating that turning either back or thumb wheel to change settings.)

 

[ragnarok95]

After pressed the Fn button, I can use the lower back wheel to turn and change the settings, but I turn the thumb wheel there is no response.
For eg, Press Fn button, press right to the 'Focus Mode', Turn back wheel to change from 'AF-S' to 'AF-C'

Is that the case for you guys? (However, on the LCD display it seems to show 2 icons, indicating that turning either back or thumb wheel to change settings.)

Thumb wheel will only work if you go into the selection without using the back wheel.

Mean press Fn button, press right to 'focus mode', enter. Then u can use the thumb wheel to select.

 

[Joshelerry]

HI, anyone paired this with Phottix remote control? Saw this at TK and tried but there is no function on A6k to activate this remote…. Rather than getting Sony version, did anyone have any suggestion to use a wireless remote with this A6k?

Also sideline, can the current metabones III used on this with EF lenses? At what compromise?

 

[Zig Ziggler]

I realise it's very sluggish when switching on the cam from sudden change in environment(from air con to outdoors).
Had a black screen for less than 30 secs before the screen shows up. Anyone had similar experience?

 

[Zig Ziggler]

HI, anyone paired this with Phottix remote control? Saw this at TK and tried but there is no function on A6k to activate this remote…. Rather than getting Sony version, did anyone have any suggestion to use a wireless remote with this A6k?

Planning to get this remote from ebay

 

[vagus]

Thumb wheel will only work if you go into the selection without using the back wheel.

Mean press Fn button, press right to 'focus mode', enter. Then u can use the thumb wheel to select.

Let's put the terminology straight using Sony official terms:
Control Wheel = the vertically rotating ring surrounding a center button.
Control Dial = the top right most unmarked horizontally rotating dial

First Level Menu = Drive, flash, Flash Comp, Focus Mode, Focus Area, Ev, ISO, Metering, White Balanc, DRO/HDR, Creative.
Second Level Menu = eg.Under Focus Area: Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot
Third Level Menu = Eg. Under Flexible Spot: S, M, L


I think there are some inconsistencies with Sony's implementation of the control but generally:

Control Wheel = allows you to navigate a First, Second and Third level menu with no restriction.
Control Dial = allows you to navigate the DEEPEST level of submenu in the particular item
1st example: Focus Area has 3 level of submenu, so the Dial can only be used to navigate the S,M,L under Flexible spot.
2nd example: Focus Mode has 2 level of submenu, so the Dial can be used to navigate the Second level submenu (AF-S, AF-A, AF-C, DMF, MF)

**One shortcut is that if the Second Level Menu item (containing a Third Level Menu item) is already selected on the First Level Menu, once you position the selection cursor to the item at First Level via the Control Wheel, you can use the Control Dial to change the value of the Third Level Menu without the need to dive into the Second Level first by the centre button......yes mind boggling.....:bsmilie:

 

[ragnarok95]

Yes .

 

[Skull91]

Planning to get this remote from ebay

I brought it from Gmarket. Can take a look over there

 

[Errz]

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