Sony a6300: Our Photo/Video Hybrid with Great Low Light Performance
The Sony a6300 is a high-end hybrid Photo/Video camera. Known as a mirrorless camera, it is much smaller than bigger SLR cameras with similar quality. This camera excels at shooting in low-light situations and great at taking action photos, but there are better options for action video like the AX53. The quality of the video is very good in 4K but excellent in HD which is appropriate in most situations. Please note that this camera can take about 12 mins of continuous video, perfect for short clips and documentation, but not so much for things like lectures and performances. The a6300 does well as a point-n-shoot camera with intelligent auto, but it really shines in the hands of an experienced photo/videographer while in full manual mode. This camera kit also comes with an external microphone and on-camera light for great audio recording and recording in very low light situations.
Getting Started
Sony a6300 Tutorial
Audio Kit Tutorial
Lighting Kit Tutorial
Features
External Resources
Button Layout and Understanding Focus Modes
In-depth Tutorial with Table of Contents
00:53 Battery, Memory Card 01:45 SD Cards sdp.io/SD 02:26 Ports 04:48 Taking a Picture 06:39 Diopter 07:47 Aperture Priority sdp.io/fstop 11:04 Shutter Priority sdp.io/settings 14:09 Manual Mode sdp.io/gomanual 17:09 Bulb Mode sdp.io/filter 18:49 Shutter Modes 22:42 Bracketing 24:05 Focusing Modes sdp.io/focus 27:03 Focusing Areas 31:50 Moving the Focus Point 32:20 Smile/Face Detect 34:03 Eye Detect
37:30 Changing ISO sdp.io/ISO
39:00 Exposure Compensation sdp.io/EC
40:48 Zebras
42:03 Wi-Fi
46:39 Raw sdp.io/RAWvJPG
48:16 Metering Modes
49:06 Flash
50:28 Flash Exposure Compensation
51:15 White Balance
52:36 Video
56:18 Video Modes
56:50 Interval Timer
58:17 Formatting a Memory Card sdp.io/photorec
59:34 Disabling the Beep
Cinematic Settings for Video
Connecting to Camera for Remote Control/Viewer
You will need to download the sony play memories app on your own device. The app is available on both IOS and Android.
Overview and Android Specific
IOS Specific Video
Transfer Images from Camera to Smartphone (android + iphone)
Please note that you will you can only transfer .jpg photos and .mp4 videos onto your phone. If you try to transfer a RAW photo, it will transfer a very low quality .jpg. Also while this video shows a different sony camera, the process is the same for the Sony a6300.