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"as it stands it has one on the top and then you have to use the back dial which is awkward if you go full manual"

"lenses this is where sony messed up a bit lenses are horrendously expensive even the 55 210 will set you back between £230 £300 while a g lens is around £600 £1000 hotshoe sony seems to love its mi shoe whhhhyyyyy!"

"the evf is pixelated grainy shimmers and worst of all has a terrible moire effect all over the image"

"call me mad stupid and impulsive but i have also got a lot of faith in sony to deliver a quality product"

"having just purchased this camera was shocked at the build quality when i unpacked the camera very flimsy buttons and turn wheels well after charging the battery and started to set the date and time the monitor kept going blank when i was handle the function buttons and just holding the camera and when i turned the camera from horizontal to vertical the screen went blank the battery was locked in so there was no problem there"

"once the novelty of being able to shoot 11fps wears off you will be left with a bad camera with lousy evf and poor images"

"this fault coupled with a lack luster overall performance quirky menu system low resolution viewfinder soft focus and a less than pleasing 'muddy' picture quality prompted me to return the camera"

"in a dull not dark merely dull room it hunts around for a few seconds before giving up and stopping at infinity"

"absolutely wonderful camera and i'm somewhat fussy when it comes to image quality"

"they reject your application saying the information is unclear persist when you send revised new data there is no acknowledgement for weeks"

"however i went instead for the canon m3 which arrived fault free and has proven to offer superior build quality much better images and a familiar intuitive menu system"

"the quality issue of the lens error i previously experiencing damages sony reputation and looks like sony does not care about the issue"

"and go for this one rather than one of the newer models they are 50% 100% more expensive and add little other than quiet modes this camera is not noisy in the first place "

"of course sony doesnt have quite the legacy of canon and nikon but my hope is that they will continue to release more lenses as their products grow in popularity"

"it has two shortcomings however"

"i'm not going to test it but i would imagine it could take a couple of tumbles without being completely broken but i can’t imagine it would do much for the gorgeous black finish"

"really can't understand it and even more interesting will be to find out if it is a software issue which might be remedied later or if the necessary hardware is actually missing"

"other than the central area the sharpness is pretty awful at most focal lengths though it is just about usable from maybe 24 35mm"

"the quality issue of the lens error i previously experiencing damages sony reputation and looks like sony does not care about the issue"

"opened the box with delight only to find out the error message: "cannot recognize lens"

"no wonder korean and taiwan industries beat sony very badly in all aspects"

"and that's the rub with sony's aps c mirrorless cameras: the lens choice is very limited"

"i think i would probably have been better off spending somewhat more on an alpha 7 without the dubious quality sony 'kit' lens"

"most especially i like the electronic viewfinder which solves the problem of sunlight on the led screen which in any case can revolve"

"i toyed with the idea of upgrading to the sony a6000 as soon as it was launched and finally took the plunge towards the end of 2014 partly as i decided one would also make an ideal christmas present for my dad with the intention we could learn how to use it together"

"in short slap a fast 50mm lens on the front keep the picture profile flat and stick to the crop sensor's dynamic range limitations and you have yourself a very cinematic image indeed"

"one issue likely to affect more non sweaty handed people is the fact that even with attached viewfinder hood which by the way is solid and has not once fallen off many people’s faces still touch the screen transferring the inevitable multitudes of creams lotions and potions to the lovely shiny surface"

"bought this in used condition with description saying slight small scratch on front of camera and despite careful inspection can’t find anything!"

"really really close up shots even in difficult lighting"

"the first is that the battery life is rather short compared to my old slr so i purchased a second battery to carry along on day long trips"

"the ability to download software straight to the camera such as motion blur starry sky etc makes difficult exposures a breeze"

"had problem with the selp1650 lens not retracting properly on occasions camera and lens replaced under warranty same problem happening with replacement if camera is left for more than a couple of days without use then needs to be switched on and off a couple of times and will work ok until the next time"

"i dont always want to carry a cumbersome dslr"

"it's a shame as this camera for me was going to be a quick grab candid photo takers at weddings and around the kids"

"i am returning camera for a full refund"

"my main dislikes were four: the supplied "kit" lens is pants"

"most importantly the write times to sd card were lengthy"

"the quality issue of the lens error i previously experiencing damages sony reputation and looks like sony does not care about the issue"

"it wont of course win the people over who think you need a huge dslr with camera grip to look like you are a professional i didnt chuckle at myself at my local bird of prey centre seeing what some people had brought"

"really buggy settings were a nightmare"

"the biggest problem being the lens supplied with the camera which is designed to extend and retract when switching the camera on and off"

"not the latest model and therefore excellent value at close to half the price of the latest model for very little functional improvement that i could ascertain"

"i only shoot stills"

"also can overheat with auto turn off during long video shooting"

"i have a high end compact and a full frame slr but the compact isn't good enough and the slr is just too large"

"amazed by the effects and picture quality however lens got malfunction problems and doesn’t work properly"

"a quick internet search reveals i am not alone in having this problem with sony"

"the evf is pixelated grainy shimmers and worst of all has a terrible moire effect all over the image"

"for some reason known only to sony they've stripped out the electronic level gauge display"

"i wish i read other reviews on amazon for this camera's lens before buying"

"don't be fooled like i was"

"the sony app doesn’t work it hasn’t been updated and looking at reviews it isn't working for anyone"

"the majority of these issues may well have been due to the poor quality faulty lens"

"nothing wrong with the camera but the sony cashback offer proved to be illusory"

"it also has a slider on the side of the lens barrel for adjusting it which is smoother and slower and i assume for video users but its just so awkward to get at that its not really of use"

"had i realised in time that it uses lossy compression on the raw data within the distance selling regs timescales i would have returned it!"

"i'm no technophobe i'm also well versed in using a camera but getting to here you want in the menu is clunky and disorganised"

"the issue with the sony is the play app is clunky and connecting my camera to the app is a pain in the side so i just don't bother using it anymore"

"it has manual controls aperture shutter speed"

"after forever talking to useless support team i'm eventually told to log in through psn"

"one negative is the poor battery life so i have had to purchase some spares"

"it seems far less reliable for a decent picture than my basic point and shoots"

"i have delved a little into the manual modes and find that they are initially confusing and complicated but in being this way do not water down the features in order to make the camera more accessible to amateurs"

"there are two minor issues the battery won't last as long as a s"

"you can crop heavy if you need to thanks to the 24mp"

"battery however doesnt last long which is probably the only drawback i see"

"if the reliability fails at this early stage it could fail out in the field while taken pictures"

"now this might just be my sweaty hands but i find that many surfaces of the camera get very greasy and smudgy very quickly"

"don't be put off by poor reviews of the manual the camera incorporates standard features that can be understood from reading general digital photography books"

"really buggy settings were a nightmare"

"aka nusty ruts"

"except the sensor developed a fault a couple of months outside of warranty and repairs are almost as expensive as buying a new camera body"

"any features more complicated can be studied further in the guides and manuals available online or in the box"

"bought for diving but not used underwater yet"

"update: in the lens quality the canon 550d and nikon d5100 with standard lenses 18 55mm are sharper"

"i haven't got good responses from sony customer services"

"the camera does seem to be over complicated"

"" despite of all efforts that have been tried it still didn't work"

"are a vast improvement over the nex apart from the odd missing feature like the lack of an electronic level fur example"

"quality: i managed to get the replacement by buying another one after returning the defected one"

"the issue with the sony is the play app is clunky and connecting my camera to the app is a pain in the side so i just don't bother using it anymore"

"one thing i do miss is that the screen isnt as flexible as the a99 and doesnt twist round so as to have it against the body of the camera protecting it when you want to use the viewfinder"

"again though dont expect miracles there will be times when it will struggle you could really expect it to track a ninja at night!"

"one benefit of using manual lenses is that actually this takes away from this problem by giving aperture control on the lens"

"nothing wrong with the camera but the sony cashback offer proved to be illusory"

"but it has and there you are awkward"

"i had the same issues with the nex6 evf"

"just don't expect it to help for your selfie since the screen cannot tilt 180 degrees"

"the sony app doesn’t work it hasn’t been updated and looking at reviews it isn't working for anyone"

"one con no silent shutter if you want this for wildlife photography"

"not a lot i can say that hasn't been said before"

"focuses well but it's not smart at focusing"

"you may also see some older reviews that lament its lack of a microphone"

"i could send this back using amazon's returns policy but after a good hands on the flaws are not over powering"

"as in before this camera my only experience was from taking photos with a phone camera or with a very old point and shoot"

"i don't find it bad yes it takes a bit of hunting for some settings if you don't use them often but that's to be expected"

"i suspect this has to do with the way the so called raw file throws away detail!"

"this is the first sony product that i have had which was i very disappointing all my other sony cameras have been first class"

"it’s very annoying as im so happy with the camera and want to keep it but without the wifi straight into my phone option it’s not going to work for me"

"except the sensor developed a fault a couple of months outside of warranty and repairs are almost as expensive as buying a new camera body"

"thank you sony for wasting hours of our time and leaving us without being about use our ipad with our photos on our safari"

"get the 210mm zoom lens and the 30mm macro and you won't need any others"

"bought this in used condition with description saying slight small scratch on front of camera and despite careful inspection can’t find anything!"

"asked support which told to link my account which there is no option for"

"the downside to sonys e mount is the price of good glass and the size of that good glass"

"only downside is the battery life it just runs out without you realising"

"lastly i'll be taking this sony camera out with me a lot more than my bulky but very good s"

"however the cash back promise is a mirage!"

"because of size and weight restraints i've been using compacts for the last few years but i've missed the flexibility of an slr camera"

"this lack of control is something that is with all of the a6k cameras so i won't be upgrading until one comes along with an extra dial just like the nex 7 had"

"lenses this is where sony messed up a bit lenses are horrendously expensive even the 55 210 will set you back between £230 £300 while a g lens is around £600 £1000 hotshoe sony seems to love its mi shoe whhhhyyyyy!"

"what a camera it is stunning does not do it justice"

"i bought it for the size but will now look at changing to a basic nikon dslr for better control and not much bigger in the hand"

"shame abouit the instruction manual which is pathetic"

"one benefit of using manual lenses is that actually this takes away from this problem by giving aperture control on the lens"

"really can't understand it and even more interesting will be to find out if it is a software issue which might be remedied later or if the necessary hardware is actually missing"

"what is wrong with sony?"

"the processing power is incredible set to high speed 10fps it's hard to press the shutter button for a short enough time to only get one photo!"

"the camera is light weight and the 16 50mm equivalent to a 24 75mm full frame as it has a aps c sensor lens is excellent the pictures come out very clear"

"the noise reduction at high iso is really well done and i can get good shots at 3200 iso with very little noise"

"i don’t have a laptop!"

"i bought this camera because of the great reviews and with the idea of replacing my bulky slr"

"after a few weeks use i still find the controls a bit sensitive but the layout is still a very good compromise between flexibility and usefulness"

"the picture quality is not the best i have seen for low light and in some more dull lit scenes the colours have a tendency for being washed out compared to photos highly processed by for example phone cameras"

"one thing i do miss is that the screen isnt as flexible as the a99 and doesnt twist round so as to have it against the body of the camera protecting it when you want to use the viewfinder"

"i'm not going to test it but i would imagine it could take a couple of tumbles without being completely broken but i can’t imagine it would do much for the gorgeous black finish"

"i really wanted to start off with a mirrorless camera i'm a total beginner and i first went with the fuji xt100 which had rave reviews and looks amazing but i had so many problems with it"

"i use mine mostly with old manual lenses which produces incredible results"

"unfortunately the lens i was supplied intermittently stuck in a half retracted position and made horrifying graunching sounds when switching off and had to be assisted to enable full retraction"

"had i realised in time that it uses lossy compression on the raw data within the distance selling regs timescales i would have returned it!"

"very basic instructions provided the full manual has to be downloaded from the canon website"

"very disappointed as it was advertised as new"

"the only limitation i have come across so far is the continuous shooting speed as in how many photos you can take per second is quite slow"

"the basic eos 2000d is light but feels solid enough my only gripe is the noise when taking shots but that aside i am more than happy with it"

"where it is let down sadly is by the canon connect software which connects the camera for picture transfer via wifi but to android or ios devices only"

"first things first my first mistake was not checking my basket i bought two of these second mistake well more of an issue first set of cameras were left of my doorstep and were ultimately stolen and after numerous calls and chat messages they were replaced even though i said i only wanted one of them replaced but they still sent me two i spoke to them again concerning this and they said don't worry keep the 2nd camera for free and i had to speak to 3 people to explain no it has been paid for"

"3 weeks of trouble shooting and it's now too late to return : waste of money"

"please see the other reviews as they seem to have covered everything"

"the only limitation i have come across so far is the continuous shooting speed as in how many photos you can take per second is quite slow"

"i will be returning asap"

"it's a difficult lens cause it zoomes a lot because of the size of the sensor that is a aps c and has a crop factor of 1"

"very basic instructions provided the full manual has to be downloaded from the canon website"

"very basic instructions provided the full manual has to be downloaded from the canon website"

"3 weeks of trouble shooting and it's now too late to return : waste of money"

"first things first my first mistake was not checking my basket i bought two of these second mistake well more of an issue first set of cameras were left of my doorstep and were ultimately stolen and after numerous calls and chat messages they were replaced even though i said i only wanted one of them replaced but they still sent me two i spoke to them again concerning this and they said don't worry keep the 2nd camera for free and i had to speak to 3 people to explain no it has been paid for"

"disappointed with that because it was £60 !"

"the only limitation i have come across so far is the continuous shooting speed as in how many photos you can take per second is quite slow"

"beware on that front"

"first things first my first mistake was not checking my basket i bought two of these second mistake well more of an issue first set of cameras were left of my doorstep and were ultimately stolen and after numerous calls and chat messages they were replaced even though i said i only wanted one of them replaced but they still sent me two i spoke to them again concerning this and they said don't worry keep the 2nd camera for free and i had to speak to 3 people to explain no it has been paid for"

"but completely disappointed i came home after a long day of work and went to open my new acquisition but i realize that in the upper left corner of the screen there is a considerable well risk"

"instructions are unclear"

"also on a side not i walked past my neighbours today and they had an amazon delivery placed under there door mat wouldn't have been bad if the box was small but the box was quite big so looked like the mat was levitating"

"now being late i can't contact support"

"the supplied handbook is next to useless it is very long but that is because of the inclusion of pretty much every language you can name"

"similarly there is no camera to pc cable"

"be sure to order a memory card as one does not come with it"

"my more experienced photographer friends keep saying i will soon want a more capable camera but at the moment i just don't understand why"

"a bit confusing to start with but now got it sussed it’s working great"

"the basic eos 2000d is light but feels solid enough my only gripe is the noise when taking shots but that aside i am more than happy with it"

"really bad this camera doesn't work at all pictures suddenly are blacked out so i think the shutter doesn't function properly"