| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 23.35 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Ricoh |
| Model | ILCE A6000 24.3MP DSLR Camera | Pentax K-3 II 23.35MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | ILCE A6000 | Pentax K-3 II |
| Model Number | Alpha ILCE-6000Y | K-3 II |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | 16 - 50 Mm, 55 - 210 Mm | Body Only |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 23.35 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 66.9 x 120 x 45.1 mm | 10 x 7.2 x 4.8 inch |
| Weight | 344 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 10 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C, Mini HDMI | DC in, Cable Switch, X-sync Socket, Video Out HD via HDMI, 3.5 mm Stereo Microphone |
| Series | - | Pentax |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 25600 | - |
| Other Sensor Features | Exmor APS HD CMOS | CMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, Real Time Scene Analysis with 8600 Pixel Sensor |
| Sensor Size | - | 36 x 24 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 51200 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Sony E-mount Lens | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Precision Digital Zoom 4x | - |
| Lens Type | - | Pentax KAF2 Bayonet Stainless Steel Mount |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Electronic | Pentaprism Finder |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.07x 35 mm Camera Equivalent 0.70x With 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1 | 0.92x with 50 mm F1.4 at Infinity |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | Diopter Control -4.0 to 3.0 m-1 Diopter | Diopter Adjustment -2.5 to +1.5 m |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Type 1 cm OLED Electronic Viewfinder Color, Field of View 100%, OLED Electronic Viewfinder, Eye Relief 23 mm from Eyepiece Lens, 21.4 mm from the Eyepiece Frame at -1 m -1 CIPA Standard | Standard Focusing Screen Natural-bright-matte III Interchangeable, Depth of Field Preview Optical Diaphragm Stop-down, Digital, Pentaprism Optical Viewfinder for 100% FOV and 0.95 Magnification |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Autofocus Mode AF-A Automatic AF, AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus | AF Single with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable Manual |
| Focus Range | Sensitivity Range 0 to 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot |
| White Balancing | Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom | White Balance Auto WB, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Area Wide 179 Points Phase Detection AF, 25 Points Contrast Detection AF, Zone, Center-weighted, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, Face Detection Upto 8 Faces Detectable Automatically, Fast Hybrid AF Phase Detection AF / Contrast Detection AF | Focus Point Adjustment Spot, Select, Expanded Area S, M, L, Zone Select, Auto 27 AF Points |
| Focus Points | - | SAFOX 11 TTL Phase-matching - 27 Point 25 Cross Type Focus Points in the Center |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps of +/- 5 EV | 1/3, 1/2 EV Steps +/- 5 EV |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Multi-exposure Composite Mode Additive / Average / Bright Number of Shots 2 to 2000 Images, Interval 2000 Shots, 2 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay Available |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/8000 - 30 sec 1/3 or 1/2 Steps, Bulb |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Shooting Hi 11 fps, Mid 6 fps, Lo 2.5 fps | Continuous fps Continuous H 8.3 fps 60 JPG, 23 RAW, Continuous M 4.5 fps 100 JPG, 32 RAW, Continuous L 3.0 fps 200 JPG, 52 RAW |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Wireless, Hi-speed Sync, Wireless Control | Auto, On, Red-eye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync, High-speed sync, Wireless, Manual |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV and 1/2 EV Steps in +/-3 EV | 1/2 Steps in -2 to 1 EV |
| Other Flash Features | Guide No 6 m at ISO 100, Flash Coverage 16 mm Focal Length Printed on the Lens Body, Control Pre-flash TTL, Recycling Time 4 sec | Type Retractable P-TTL Pop-up Flash, Guide number 13 m ISO 100, Coverage 28 mm Wide-angle Equivalent 35 mm, External Flash Hotshoe P-TTL, High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket, Synchronization Speed 1/180 sec |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Version 2.0, Exif Version 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | RAW PEF, DNG, JPG EXIF 2.30, DCF 2.0 Compliant |
| Gross Pixel | - | 24.71 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Still Image Size | - | Still JPEG L 6016 x 4000 24 M, M 4608 x 3072 14 M, S 4608 x 3072 6 M, XS 1920 x 1280 2 M, RAW L 6016 x 4000 24 M |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| Other Display Features | Adjustable Angle Up by 90°, Down by 45°, Histogram Yes, Real-time Image Adjustment On / Off, Playback Single Yes With or without Shooting Information Y RGB Histogram and Highlight / Shadow Warning, 12/30 Frame Index View Yes, Enlarged Display Mode L 16.7x, M 11.8x, S 8.3x, Panorama Standard 19.2x, Panorama Wide 29.1x, Image Orientation Manual / Off Selectable, Slideshow Yes | Type TFT Color LCD with Brightness / Saturation / Color Adjustment AR Coating and Air-gapless Glass, Wide-angle Viewable Yes, Digital Filters Capture Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Data Record Folder Name Standard, Date, File Name Standard, Customizable, Embed Copyright, Playback Modes Mode Selection Single Frame, Multi-image Display 6, 12, 20, 35, 80 Segmentation, Display Magnification Upto 16, 100% Display and Quick Magnification Available, Rotating, Histogram Y Histogram, RGB Histogram, Bright Area Warning, Auto Image Rotation, Detailed Info, Copyright Information Photographer, Copyright Holder, Folder Display, Calendar Filmstrip Display, Slide Show Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie, Magnification Upto 16X, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters Playback Base Parameter Adj, Extract Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome, Tone Expansion, Sketch, Water Color, Pastel, Posterization, Miniature, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Slim |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,037,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1037000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | No |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / EyeFi / FLU |
| Battery Life | - | 720 hours |
| audio and video features |
| Speaker | Built-in, Monaural | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Format | AVCHD Format Version 2.0 Compliant, MP4 | Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, MOV - JPEG AVI for Internal Movie Record |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Speed Priority Continuous Shooting, Bracket Cont / Bracket Single / White Balance Bracket / DRO Bracket | Capture Modes Mode Selection Green, Hyper Program P, Sensitivity Priority Sv, Shutter Priority Tv, Aperture Priority Av, Shutter and Aperture Priority TAv, Metered Manual, Bulb, X-speed, USER 5 Presets, Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Radiant, Muted, Bleach Bypass, Reversal Film, Monochrome, Cross Processing, HDR Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Exposure Bracket Value Adjustable, Automatic Composition Correction Function - All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast, Sharpness Regular and Fine Adjustment Scales, Monochrome Mode Includes Adjustments for Filter Effects Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Infrared, Toning Sepia, Warm, Cool, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness Regular, Fine, Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Drive Modes | - | Mode Selection - Single, Continuous H, M, L, Self-timer 12 sec, 2 sec, Remote 0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous, Exp Bracketing Standard, Timer, Remote, Mirror up Standard, Remote, HDR Capture 3 Shots at 1 EV, 2 EV or 3 EV, 3 Blend Settings Plus Auto, Pixel Alignment |