Using the 16-70mm lens the smooth manual control ring made light work accurate focus, while the on-screen magnification further assisted in pinpoint precision. If manual focus is more your thing then the addition of focus peaking can assist in outlining subjects when they are in focus. If the autofocus area control was a little more customisable and complex - think along the lines of the Panasonic Lumix GH4 and its custom multi option - then we think the system would be even better. Compared to similar-price DSLR cameras, however, and Sony has the upper hand here - which isn't something that can be said about many other compact system cameras. It's swift to swap between focal depths in AF-S mode, although can be inconsistent: sometimes you'll be waiting half a second for a transition, while other times the focus shift is near immediate. When it comes to continuous autofocus the A6000 seems to step things up a gear compared to much of the competition. We also like the inclusion of user-positioned focus points available in large, medium and small sizes in addition there are automated wide, zone or centre options available too. Saying that even when shooting at high ISO sensitivities of ISO 6400 - necessary in dim conditions without flash - we achieved focus with few qualms in conjunction with the built-in AF assist lamp. Sony Alpha A6000 review - sample image at ISO 100 - click for full size JPEG crop With close-up focus and some other scenes we also found the focus could hunt and miss locking on, so accuracy isn't always on point either. ![]() Take low light conditions, for example, where instead of honouring a specific selected focus point it's not uncommon for a generalised green box to show up around the majority of the image instead. But it's some of the finer details that hold the A6000 back from being better. Give the A6000 good light and subjects slip into focus at pace. Both Olympus and Panasonic could probably contend, but we're talking tenths or hundreds of a second different. In the case of the A6000 it's definitely quick, but in our day to day use we wouldn't describe it as the fastest out there - not with this lens anyway. However, that's a claim we've heard time and again from many camera makers. Sony claimed at launch the A6000 delivers the "world's fastest" system thanks to a new 179-point phase-detection autofocus system joining the contrast-detect on-sensor system. In today's super-fast tech world manufacturers are all pushing for the fastest possible autofocus.
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