Sony Alpha a6000 Mirrorless Digital Camera 24.3MP SLR Camera with 3.0 inch LCD Screen (Black) with 16-50mm Motorized Zoom Lens

Great little camera! I've owned it for 2 months now and took it on a 3 week trip to Japan and South Korea. I normally shoot a full frame Canon 6D with 4 lenses, but the thought of lugging all that heavy gear around Japan and Korea for 3 weeks was just too much. So I decided to go for a mirrorless compact. I chose the Sony a6000 based on 1) industry reviews and 2) competitive price compared to mirrorless Fuji. it fits in a large coat pocket. Weight - can be worn around your neck with no problem. In a backpack you hardly notice it. Autofocus - fast lighting. Also great for tracking moving objects 11fps - great fun if you're capturing sports or anything action. Control Dials - I set one dial to aperture, another to shutter speed. ISO is located with just one button. Image quality - check out my photos on this review. Yes. I tweaked and played around with them in Lightroom, but the sharpness and quality to start with is there. (RAW tower, of course) I don't like: Battery life - Battery drains even when the camera is turned off. The battery seems to depend on how long the camera is on instead of the number of images taken. However, the easy way out is to buy the secondary battery and wall charger. Speeds up charging time and lets you keep shooting with a new battery. I bought both at the same time on amazon and was very happy that I did. Electronic viewfinder - it's just not the same as looking through your DSLR's viewfinder. You can tell it's computer generated and doesn't look in the mirror of a DSLR. At night or in low light conditions, you can see the grain in the viewfinder. Using the LCD screen is also convenient. However, I like how the camera detects when the camera is brought up to the eye and the LCD turns off and switches to the viewfinder. ISO noise - you can start to see it at ISO 800. If you are using Adobe Lightroom/photoshop or equivalent this can be easily cleaned up. The kit lens is reasonably sharp. I'm sure with the more expensive E-mount lenses it gets better and better. Combine it with a pocket tripod and your kit for great travel photography. I also think it's perfect for beginners to learn the craft in manual mode. Its price is also reasonable if you don't want to stretch out on high-end DSLRs. All in all, for me (an avid photographer with a few paid gigs under my belt), this is a perfect camera for leisure and travel. It will not replace my DSLR. But it's my go-to camera if I'm hanging out with friends or if the subject doesn't require the expensive high-end DSLR with the whole arsenal of lenses.