Innovation in service to your creativity
Unleash your creative potential with high-level performance and advanced features such as AI-powered Real-time Eye AF
At a glance
Reasons to choose this model
Speedy, reliable autofocus
The camera's innovative AF quickly and reliably detects the position of the subject and then tracks the subject's motion, keeping it in sharp focus.
Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking
Densely distributed focus points blanket around 84% of the image area, aiding subject capture.
Incredible image quality
The camera's Fast Hybrid AF system combines the best of phase-detection AF and contrast-detection AF.
4K movies and pro-level features
Persistent tracking ability When subjects are in motion, AF points densely positioned around the subject are activated for accurate tracking.
Smart operability
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Lightning-fast AF
Fast continuous shooting with AF/AE at up to 11fps 3 Never miss a moment of the action thanks to fast internal processing and a high-capacity buffer memory. Fire off shots at up to 11fps 3 with after-view or 8fps 3 for live-view, with minimal display lag, and take up to around 116 shots in JPEG (Standard) or 46 shots in compressed RAW format in one continuous burst. 4
Reliable AF for great action shots
Silent continuous shooting at up to 8fps 7 When your shoot calls for absolute quiet, such as when you're photographing a live performance, silent shooting with no shutter noise allows shooting at up to 8fps 7 with AF/AE tracking, even in AF-C mode, with Real-time Eye AF or with Real-time Tracking, expanding your range of shooting options.
425 phase-detection AF points
Newly adopted AI-based subject recognition technology processes a vast amount of data to detect and track even rapidly moving subjects.
0.02 sec 4 AF speed
Enhanced Real-time Eye AF 8 reliably recognizes human faces and focuses precisely on a person's eyes. When AF-C is set, Real-time Eye AF 8 maintains stable focus on a moving subject even when part of the face is hidden, the face is backlit or the subject is facing downwards
Persistent tracking ability
Now you can select Left Eye, Right Eye or Auto from the menu in advance, leaving you free to concentrate on composition. These selections can be assigned to custom buttons, allowing you to quickly toggle between choices mid-shoot.
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Real-time Eye AF for Animals supports animal tracking, allowing fast, precise, automatic detection and tracking of animal eyes, with just a half-press of the shutter button. This new capability will vastly increase the photographer's success rate when shooting animals in the wild or beloved pets at home - situations where accurate focus positioning has previously been a challenge. 10
Fast continuous shooting with AF/AE at up to 11fps 3
For sporting events and other situations where your subjects are moving quickly, keeping them in constant focus can make all the difference between catching an important, dramatic moment or missing it.
Silent continuous shooting at up to 8fps 7
A newly developed subject recognition algorithm processes spatial information based on color, subject distance (depth), pattern (brightness), and face and eye information at high speed in real time.
Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking
When shooting a distant person in motion, the tracking system captures the whole body, and the focus area will seamlessly change between the face and the eyes according to the condition of the subject.
Smart subject-tracking
Once Touch Tracking is set in the menu, select your subject simply by touching the monitor. For either stills or movies, the camera will begin to auto-track the subject.
Accurate eye recognition
Thanks to the large sensor and the latest image-processing engine, you can shoot whatever you encounter in your everyday life, with beautifully crisp and clear images and natural colors, even in low-light settings.
Prioritize your subject's left eye or right eye
A 24.2 megapixel 12 sensor plus enhanced image processing engine The APS-C sensor features copper wiring and enhanced circuit processing that aid in boosting light collection efficiency. In conjunction with the image processing engine, this helps achieve superior image resolution and more natural depiction of textures.
Stunning animal images with Real-time Eye AF for Animals 9
Cleaner images even in dim light Improved noise suppression has led to cleaner image quality, even in dark scenes where high-sensitivity shooting is required. The native ISO sensitivity has increased to a maximum ISO 32000 (with expanded ISO sensitivity at a maximum ISO 102400 for stills). Noise reduction is particularly effective in the frequently used medium-to-high sensitivity range.
Persistent tracking for subjects on the move
Natural-looking images that match what you see Image-processing algorithms inherited from full-frame cameras have led the way to more lifelike color reproduction. Human skin tones look more natural, and reproduction of plant colors has also been improved.
A new subject-recognition algorithm holds onto moving subjects
From full-pixel readout without pixel binning enabling high-resolution 4K movie recording to HDR (HLG)3 and S-Log/S-Gamut 7 options and Slow & Quick Motion recording 2 , the 6400 is loaded with advanced capabilities to support your movie-making creativity.
Seamless transitions from body to face and eye tracking
High-resolution 4K recording Super 35 mm format recording with 2.4x 15 oversampling results in 4K movies (QFHD: 3840 x 2160) with extraordinary image quality.
Simply touch and track
Fast Hybrid AF for movies Smooth, steady focus is in your control with high-performance AF tracking.
Incredible image quality
S-Log 13 and HLG 3 The camera provides a variety of options for picture profiles, including S-Log and HDR (HLG) 3
Enjoy beautiful, remarkably detailed images
Newly introduced interval shooting, which is continuous shooting with a pause of 1-60 seconds between still shots, can be carried out within the camera. This can then be used to create time-lapse movies 16 on a PC using the Viewer app from the Imaging EdgeTM desktop applications.
A 24.2 megapixel 12 sensor plus enhanced image processing engine
If you're shooting vlogs, the 180-degree tiltable LCD monitor is useful for framing your own shots. For sound recording, in addition to the external microphone jack there is also an optional XLR adapter (available separately) to facilitate the use of pro-level microphones to give you better audio quality.
Cleaner images even in dim light
Take advantage of various movie functions Movies in slow motion (up to 5x) and quick motion (up to 60x) 9 can be recorded in the camera, without post-processing on a PC. Alternatively, 120fps high-speed shooting 2 of Full HD video can be used to create high-quality slow-motion footage in post-production. Proxy movie recording allows easier editing and previewing, and Photo Capture lets you extract stills from recorded movies.
Natural-looking images that match what you see
The 3.0-type, 180-degree tiltable LCD screen does more than just display the scene in front of you -- it gives you quick control over a number of the camera's functions, with a variety of intuitive touch operations.
4K movies and pro-level features
The Touch Pad function allows you to smoothly move the current focus position while you're looking through the viewfinder. Simply slide your finger across the monitor until you find the desired point you want to focus on.
Creative movie production
When you want to shift the focus, even to the periphery of the frame, Touch Focus does it with a simple touch to the monitor. With Touch Shutter, you can set the focus and trip the shutter with a single touch.
High-resolution 4K recording
With the Touch Tracking function you can simply touch the monitor to activate Real-time Tracking for either stills or movies. The camera will instantly lock onto the target subject and keep it in constant focus.
Fast Hybrid AF for movies
An array of customization features, inherited from full-frame models, gives you greater flexibility and control over how your camera operates.
S-Log 13 and HLG 3
Each of the camera's eight keys and controls can be assigned to any of 89 functions and operations, with different operations depending on whether you're shooting still images or movies, or in replay mode.
Create time-lapse movies
My Dial lets you assign frequently used functions to the control dial and control wheel for faster access when you're shooting. My Menu allows registration of up to 30 different menu items for quick access to menu items you use often.
Vlog with useful features
On the custom settings screen, an illustration showing the camera's operable components shows you at a glance which button or switch you're assigning. When you're setting up the function menu, you can view the structure of the actual function screen.
Smart operability
Elevate your photography with Imaging Edge desktop applications. Use "Remote" to control and monitor shooting live on your PC screen, "Viewer" to quickly preview, rate, and select photos from large image libraries, and "Edit" to develop RAW data into high-quality photos for delivery. Get the best from Sony RAW files, and manage your productions more efficiently. 11
A high-resolution LCD monitor with handy touch-screen functions
Capture One Express (for Sony) is a free award-winning editing software that provides RAW development, easy management and powerful editing tools. Capture One Pro (for Sony) can be bought for even more editing tools and tethered shooting capability.
Touch Pad provides smooth focus-area selection
Imaging Edge™ Webcam The Imaging Edge Webcam application makes it easy to use your Sony camera as a high-quality webcam, with wide compatibility, for impressive live-streaming and conferencing.
Touch Focus and Touch Shutter
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