Sony A6300: Loaded and compact

Sony's mirrorless cameras have long been some of the best you can buy, and its new A6300 is loaded and compact. The new update to the old A6000 brings a lot to the table. The top-line feature is 4K video capture. It'll also shoot 1920x1080 Full HD video at up to 120 frames per second so you can make some slow-motion footage if you want.

According to Sony, the camera sports the world's fastest autofocus, which you should be wary of since every manufacturer always claims their camera has the fastest autofocus out there. In particular, Sony claims that this camera can lock on in as little as.05 seconds, which admittedly is fast.

How does it do it? By packing more autofocus sensor points on the image sensor than any other interchangeable-lens camera. Using these new points, the camera adds one new focus mode, called 'high-density Tracking AF'. In short, this mode activates a high number of focus points around a subject-7.5 times more densely on the A6000.

Like all of Sony's more inexpensive mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, the A6300 sports an APS-C sensor. Like its predecessor, this sensor has 24 megapixel resolution. The Bionz X processor allows you to shoot at an ISO sensitivity of up to 51000.

One final note: Sony has upgraded the viewfinder to 2.4 million dots, nearly twice the resolution of the previous model. A good viewfinder really makes the difference on a mirrorless camera, which by definition doesn't have an optical viewfinder.

The camera body will cost $1,000 when it drops in March this year, which continues Sony's trend of inching its prices up. It's annoying to pay more money, but can you blame Sony? It makes great cameras that people are buying. The camera will ship with a 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 lens for approximately $1,150.