Who should buy the A6300?

Travel and street photographers who want compact weather-sealed performance Wildlife photographers who need fast phase-detect AF in a lightweight body Content creators who want uncropped 4K in a compact E-mount body Sony E-mount users looking for an affordable used body with excellent image quality

How much does the A6300 cost in the UK?

The A6300 starts from £344 in the UK. Prices are tracked live on GearFrame.

Sony

Sony A6300

Name: A6300
Brand: Sony
Availability: InStock

The Sony A6300 arrived with the fastest autofocus system of any camera at launch — 425 phase-detect points covering the full frame at a claimed 0.05 seconds. Combined with uncropped 4K video (a first for Sony APS-C), weather sealing, and 11fps burst, it established the A6000 line as a serious hybrid tool. The 24.2MP Exmor CMOS sensor delivered class-leading image quality for APS-C, and the compact body made it a natural choice for travel, wildlife, and content creators who needed interchangeable lenses without full-frame bulk.

GearFrame's Take

The camera that proved Sony APS-C was serious — world's fastest AF at launch, uncropped 4K, and 11fps in a compact weather-sealed body.

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Value & Depreciation

£1000

Launch price

→

£449

Today

55%

Value drop

Over ~10 years, this camera has cost roughly £55/year to own (buy at launch price, sell today). That's one of the lower cost-per-year cameras in its class.

What fits the Sony A6300

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Battery NP-FW50 400 shots per charge (CIPA) From £22.99 · Ansmann NP-FW50 Battery (replacement for Sony NP-FW50) Every NP-FW50 battery and charger →

Memory card

SD Single slot Cheapest at V30 / U3+: £15.99 · Lexar Professional 1066x 64GB SD

Top mode needs V30 / U3 (from its top video mode and burst rate) Video log: S-Log2, S-Log3 SD cards and speeds →

Filter size Depends on the lens. The commonest threads on Sony E lenses: 67mm66 77mm43 82mm40 62mm37 72mm27 52mm24 49mm22 58mm19 Number = lenses with that thread. Your lens's size is on its product page. All filter sizes →

Core

Released

2016

Sensor

24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS

Resolution

24.2 MP

Mount

Sony E-mount

Dimensions

120.0 × 66.9 × 48.8mm

Weight

361g (with battery and card)

Weather Sealed

Yes

Performance

Autofocus

425 phase-detect + 169 contrast-detect AF points — world's fastest at launch (0.05s)

Stabilisation

No stabilisation

Burst Rate

11fps

Battery Life

~400 shots (CIPA)

Features

Video

4K/30p (full pixel readout, no crop), 1080p/120p

Viewfinder

EVF, OLED 2.36M dots, 0.70× magnification

Screen

3.0" tilting LCD, 921k dots (no touch)

Memory Cards

Single SD UHS-I slot

Connectivity

USB, Wi-Fi, NFC

Detailed Specs

Sensor Format

APS-C

Viewfinder Type

Electronic

Screen Type

Tilting

Touchscreen

Card Slots

Battery Life (CIPA)

400 shots

Dimensions

120 × 67 × 49mm

Weight (Grams)

404g

Autofocus Type

On-sensor phase detect (hybrid)

Subject Detection

Face, Eye

Max Burst Rate

11.0fps

In-Body Stabilisation

Maximum Native ISO

51200

Max Video Resolution

Max 4K Frame Rate

30fps

10-Bit Video

Log Profile

Yes (S-Log2, S-Log3)

Built-in Microphone Input

Yes

Headphone Jack

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Who should buy this

Travel and street photographers who want compact weather-sealed performance
Wildlife photographers who need fast phase-detect AF in a lightweight body
Content creators who want uncropped 4K in a compact E-mount body
Sony E-mount users looking for an affordable used body with excellent image quality

GearScore™ — Suitability by Genre

Base score — computed from verified specs for an enthusiast shooting photo and video. Camera Match adjusts it for your skill level and priorities.

Portrait

6.2

Street

7.0

Travel

6.4

Wedding & Events

5.1

Filmmaking

4.8

Documentary

5.7

Sports & Action

6.6

Landscape

5.4

Wildlife

7.2

Casual

4.1

Food

5.4

Macro

4.9

Architecture

5.2

Astrophotography

4.6

✅ Great For

🦅

Wildlife 7.2 Strong on autofocus, lens reach / ecosystem and viewfinder. 11fps and 425 PDAF points handle wildlife confidently for an APS-C body.

⚠️ Not Ideal For

📷

Casual 4.1 Held back by ease of use and stabilisation.

🌌

Astrophotography 4.6 Held back by astro aids and pixel size.

🎬

Filmmaking 4.8 Held back by cinema features and stabilisation.

📝 How suitability scores are calculated GearScore™ genre scores are calculated from this camera's verified specifications — autofocus, sensor, weight, weather sealing and more — weighted by what matters for each type of photography. Where a spec sheet misses something (e.g. a manual-focus rangefinder for street), we apply a documented editorial adjustment. Scores are not based on customer reviews. See our full methodology →