I purchased some spare cheap batteries, but the A6000 rejected them with a menu screen saying they were incompatible

It will record about 2 to 3 hours of time-lapse and the battery will be drained

Yes, Amazon will replace it but where will I be when it decides to fail again?A couple of its worst shortcomings:*Battery life: absolutely horrendous

Pros:- instant focus (which is practically uselles considering it misses 9 out of 10)- lots of commercials and stellar reviewsCons:- Poor battery life: 3-4 hours, max I got 145 shots (no video) till battery completely

Another issue is that the camera drains the battery even I don't use the camera.

I have charged the camera while traveling in the car and via portable batteries

For a battery EATER like this one, charging the battery INSIDE the camera is a BIG disadvantage also, Sony should include an external charger, I had to buy one from Vivitar which I find slow... but it is better than opening and closing the battery compartment again and

Overall, incredible image quality that is comparable and even better than that of the T4iBattery Life: 7/10- This is the Achilles' heel of the camera as the battery drains frighteningly

I'm a serious time lapse shooter, and battery life, or potential lack thereof, had me a little concerned for sure.

Battery refuses to charge.

However, between the sad battery life and the equally sad screen/EVF resolution, I think I'm not quite ready to devote myself to this camera for the next 5 years

If you used two batteries in a grip (even if Sony) the chips don't agree with eachother and the camera shuts off saying improper battery installed

Don't be fooled into buying cheap replacement batteries.

Excellent battery life

I immediately noticed how fast it drained the battery

It was even draining the battery overnight with the camera turned off, so I ordered 2 additional batteries and a charger

The screen is useless and is better off not moving at all, not to mention, it drains the battery insanely fast

thus draining the battery

I tried lowering the screen and EVF brightness and turned down the AF drive speeds as well as pre-AFbut, the battery still drained quickly.- Going through the menu and changing

I immediately noticed how fast it drained the battery

I have two different genuine Sony batteries

so I immediately started looking online for a remedy in various forums and conducting experiments to find out what was draining the battery so fast

battery life not that great.

The EVF finder stop working, and the camera heats up and the battery is drained if you leave it on for more than a few minutes, so now I have to constantly switch it off after every a couple of shots

I estimate that a full battery would be completely dead if left in an unused camera for 2 months

a bit weird-battery life is bad (keep in mind that is a common issue with mirror less cameras)In

Turned out the battery was depleted and the camera could not recharge it

The screen is useless and is better off not moving at all, not to mention, it drains the battery insanely fast

BUT ...1 - While others have commented on poor battery life, there HAD to be something wrong with the one I had!

There are wall chargers and extra batteries available for extra purchase

But if you are accustomed to the insanely good batteries of Canon or Nikon DSLRs, the a6000's 250-ish shots per charge is almost embarrassing.-Wifi, NFC, and the app store

BIG downside: BATTERY

And don't even think about trying to get a fully compatible battery grip for either model

Even allowing for its "advanced age,/old batteries" (It was never abused and looks new) it still has a better battery life than this one for 150.00 more (this Sony was open box during Black Friday, 2017)I wish Sony would LISTEN to people giving them $$$, already

I ordered two non-Sony brand extra batteries and a wall charger bundled for about $25 and they work well and the charger also charges the real Sony battery.- Hopefully there will be more choices of Sony E mount lenses in the future

Another thing that makes me think it’s not new is the scratches on the flash plastic housing also a scratch on the microphone accessory plug plus the battery was completely dead.

But with the poor battery life, poor grip, average image quality, it's hard to shell out that kind of money for a camera

As for what could be improved, I’d like to see a bigger grip to accommodate larger lenses and a bigger battery to build upon the mediocre battery life

After a few use lately, I found the battery would be exhausted if I left it in the camera for 3 to 5 days

It burns up batteries and only takes between 50 to 75

The A6000 does seem to really drain batteries

Battery only supports 250 - 300 shots for me.

Only thing that i do not like is the battery

To make this my perfect camera it would need just two things, one is a built in level for the live display and the other is longer battery life, which drains fairly rapidly with the live display on.

and I don't want to be at the mercy of a dead battery to ruin a perfectly enjoyable day of photographing

But if I shoot and some break in between, even sometime I would turned off then on few minutes later, the battery drain quickly

know Sony would never do it because it would cut into their SLT market, but a compatible battery grip and putting the SD card on the side would be nice

The default setting is Airplane Mode Off which drains the battery even with the camera off because it is always looking for nearby Wi-Fi devices

drains the battery about 1% a minute as well- Charging from 0% to 100% takes about 2-3 hours and no external charger is included; charging is doneby micro USB into the camera- Overall, painfully short battery life

It would be nice if it had a better battery

I can buy additional batteries but concern is charging them at the same time

Exhausted battery means that someone has already tried to used them, and the box being unsealed just give away that the camera that I received is second-hand

I don't care for the kit lens because it seems a bit soft and the motorized zoom really drains the battery

The zoom isn't quite as smooth as with my DSLR

very nice features - 11 frames per second, in camera HDR, lightweight and compact, facial recognition, awesome low light capabilities, very easy to use with no getting frustrated as i toggle between ISO, F-stops, and shutter speed

A lot of the Pros complain that the focus system is not as good as those found in a DSLR but for me I found it more than good enough.

I had a very capable D3200 and 4 quality lenses.

The shutter speed and auto focusing weren't as good as with the newer firmware.

so if you purchase them as you upgrade all your lenses will work as you upgrade your camera body.

and I could not afford a better body such as

The camera is rated as best in class for a wide variety of functions and 'as good as' on most others...up against darn near anything

Upgraded from Sony Nex 5T, so I could make use of 18-55 and 55-210 lenses.

The a6000 destroys the 5T in autofocus, it is far far faster and more accurate.

n’t lack much

Upgraded from Sony Nex 5T, so I could make use of 18-55 and 55-210 lenses.

The a6000 destroys the 5T in autofocus, it is far far faster and more accurate.

n’t lack much

There are a lot of naysayers on the web who say that Sony doesn't have a good lens selection, but the E mount lenses available for this meet my needs.

This is one of my two favorite E-mount lenses.

There are some good YouTube videos as well as a good e-book by Gary Friedman (http://www.friedmanarchives.com/alpha6000/index.htm)

The fastest e mount or fe mount constant aperture zoom available from any manufacturer is currently f4.0.

For now I rely on the fast and clear E-mount Sigma 30mm prime that works perfectly w/ the camera.