Who should buy the A6100?

First-time mirrorless buyers who want solid AF Families stepping up from a smartphone

What is the A6100 best used for?

Travel, Casual, Portrait, Street.

How much does the A6100 cost in the UK?

The A6100 starts from £589 in the UK, available across 4 retailers. Prices are tracked live on GearFrame.

Sony

Sony A6100

Name: A6100
Brand: Sony
Availability: InStock

The A6100 brought Sony's real-time tracking autofocus to the entry-level APS-C lineup. A capable first mirrorless that shares lenses with the A6400 and A6700.

GearFrame's Take

Best autofocus in its class for the price.

Starting from

£589 new

Average price across retailers: ~£619

Available at 4 retailers

Check price at Wex Photo Video

✓ Available at 4 retailers 🔒 No signup needed 📦 UK stock only

RetailerPrice

Wex Photo Video

£589

was £649

On Sale

Check on Wex Photo Video →

Clifton Cameras

£649

Check on Clifton Cameras →

eBay

Lowest Buy It Now · marketplace

£281

Search eBay →

Amazon

—

Check on Amazon →

Prices are synced live from UK retailers. Not every product will be stocked by every retailer; older models may only be available second hand.

Value & Depreciation

£749

Launch price

→

£549

Today

27%

Value drop

Over ~7 years, this camera has cost roughly £29/year to own (buy at launch price, sell today). That's one of the lower cost-per-year cameras in its class.

Core

Released

2019

Sensor

APS-C Exmor CMOS

Resolution

24.2 MP

Mount

Sony E-Mount

Dimensions

119.9 × 66.9 × 59.4mm

Weight

396g (body only)

Weather Sealed

Performance

Autofocus

425-point phase-detect, real-time tracking

Stabilisation

None

Burst Rate

11fps

Battery Life

420 shots (CIPA)

Features

Video

4K 30fps

Viewfinder

EVF 0.39" 1.44M-dot

Screen

3.0" tilting touchscreen, 921k-dot

Memory Cards

SD UHS-I / Memory Stick

Connectivity

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, Micro USB, Micro HDMI

Select up to 2 cameras to compare against the A6100. It's always pinned as the baseline.

Select 1–3 cameras to compare

Who should buy this

First-time mirrorless buyers who want solid AF
Families stepping up from a smartphone

GearScore™ — Suitability by Genre

Portrait

7.0

Street

7.0

Travel

8.0

Casual

9.0

Vlogging & Video

8.0

Sports & Action

7.0

✅ Great For

✈️

Travel Compact, lightweight, and excellent AF — a capable travel camera that fits in a jacket pocket with the kit lens.

📷

Casual Real-time tracking AF and 11fps burst make it easy to capture everyday moments without missing the shot.

👤

Portrait Eye AF is inherited from Sony's top-end bodies — subject tracking is class-leading for the price.

🏙️

Street Compact and capable, though the Sony-style body is less discrete than a rangefinder-inspired design.

⚠️ Not Ideal For

🎬

Vlogging & Video No microphone input, no IBIS, and 4K crops heavily from the sensor. The ZV-E10 is a better vlogging choice.

🏅

Sports & Action AF tracking is excellent but no IBIS and a modest burst buffer limit sustained action shooting.

📝 How suitability scores are calculated Scores reflect the aggregated consensus from verified purchaser reviews across tracked UK retailers, weighted by photography genre tags applied by reviewers. This is community opinion — not GearFrame editorial assessment. See our full methodology →