Sony Ilce 6000 Firmware Update

I recently purchased a David D. Busch Sony Alpha a6000/ILCE-6000 Guide to Digital Photography from B&H and am amazed how concise every detail about the camera and using it is covered. Being a novice in mirrorless cameras and photography as a whole I find this book very helpful and the service from B&H is first class.

Just remember to update the firmware.

Update lens firmware

The perfect camera except for the brand, SONY. No firmware Update, get FX3 instead

After the firmware update fixed the AF it became an excellent camera. The AF is still not on par with Sony, but in most cases I don't experience any problems. The raw files are fantastic, there isn't much editing needed to get nice bright colors, and noise is very low and easy to remove. The biggest con is poor customization. I can assign buttons and dials on Sony so I never need to dive into the menu, not so with Nikon, even for common functions you need to go to menu. That is somewhat mitigated by the custom menu, which I assigned to Fn2 button.

Though we did not buy this cam from B&H, we thought it would be a good idea to leave a review because we absolutely love this camera. When we purchased it, the firmware was not up to date and the camera was impossible to control, as the other reviews mentioned. It simply was not possible to follow a moving subject on stage, rendering the camera useless in our work environment. With a quick update and an update to our Sony RM-IP500 via our PC, the camera is now super smooth. If you purchase this cam new, it will likely have the latest firmware installed. It is important to note that for some reason, Sony decided to sell these cameras with the slow control function disabled. This makes no sense, why would anybody want a PTZ camera with poor control? You need to turn it on and it's very easy to do: -Go into the camera menu and select System -Change the P/T speed type to Extd. STEP or Extd. Range -If you select Extd. Range turn the P/T Slow Mode to On. -Also under the System Menu change the Zoom Speed Type to Extd. Range -If you do not see these options in your menu, you must update your firmware. The manual explains how to do this with a PC and it was not difficult. We also love the Trace feature. With Trace, you can record a movement and save it as a preset. We highly recommend this camera and look forward to purchasing more in the future.

Works great with Sony A1 but you must update to the latest firmware or it will corrupt the recorded file at around 2.5 hours. On the new firmware, I got 8 hours at 520mb/s in 8K30fps (see here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9MuO4H3svrc). To get this extended recording time, you will need this 3d printed frame for a computer fan. On the Sony a7S3 at 600mb/s recording 4K S-I, I get 7.5 hours.

I use the SxS card for my Sony XDCAM EX. The card worked perfectly with no need to update firmware for the camera.

Am pleased with the scope but firmware will not update.

works when you update firmware on your thrust master.