Sony Alpha a6000 Digital Camera Wi-Fi w/ 18-55mm 55-210mm Zoom Lens Bundle (Renewed)

For a refurbished product you wouldn't know it. Everything came packaged nicely in a basic brown box. Inside was padding and the Sony case. Inside of that was the body and two lenses each with proper caps on to prevent dust from being an issue. Everything looks brand new. Everything works like brand new. Of course the charger, SD card and other items were all there as advertised. I used the camera for most of the day and took over 1700 shots with no issues and only burning through 70% battery life.The camera does everything an entry level professional camera will do. I am pleased to notice that the battery recharges inside the camera with the usage of a micro usb cable like your cell phone, I have plenty of chargers EVERYWHERE now. With a cell phone you can download an app and easily use it to transfer photos wirelessly or use your phone as a remote shutter release with a view of what you camera is capturing.Both lenses are nice and I shot everything from landscapes to action shots of friends and pets. Indoor and outdoor photography was excellent and the built in assist software does wonders if you are just shooting for fun. I had a group of 7 people amazed at the quality of photos taken in sports mode and other automatic settings while I was just playing around.In shooting full 24 MP pictures in Fine JPG mode I was able to shoot 10-20 photos in burst. Of course you can drop quality and shoot many more or shoot in RAW and shoot less. Point is it has plenty of buffer for me to capture someone pitching a ball, hitting a ball and it flying into outfield.Overall I am more than happy with this camera and more than happy with the quality of a refurbished device. Packaging was very nice and far more than I expected. I used to have a SX35 and D3100 and neither compare to this a6000 at all.

The camera is good. For the price, you can't go wrong. I wasn't impressed with how it captures sunsets or low light images, but that could be me being unfamiliar with the settings. I has better results using my smartphone. However, for daylight photos, especially zoomed, it takes great photos. Not as fast as I expected, but great quality.

I would first like to say that the camera is absolutely fantastic. I'm a beginner photographer so the only other "high quality" camera I've owned is a Nikon D3300, so anything I say is basically compared to the Nikon. The Sony renders color very well and the 24.3 mp sensor is a pleasure to work with. Its also very refreshing using the 55-210mm lens. I've never really had a chance to work with these focal lengths. The way it compresses the frame creates a unique flavor of nature photographs. The camera's battery life isn't great, which shouldn't be held specifically against it because mirrorless cameras just don't have great battery life. If you want better battery life, get a dslr. On the other hand, you can buy two spare batteries and a charger for around 20 bucks, a steal in my opinion. Thus, battery life, if properly accounted for, should really not be a problem. The size and weight of the camera make it a pleasure to travel with. You can get pretty good noise performance up to about 800 iso. Anything above that you must be careful with (at least according to my preferences). The auto focus and fps combination are pretty amazing as well for a camera of this price as well. The auto focus isn't perfect, but if you try to focus on your subject before they start moving and use the medium fps setting, I've found that most, if not all, frames are in clear focus. Of course, being able to focus on your subject before they start acting isn't always a luxury we are afforded, so in higher stakes scenarios, such as photographing a sports match for a client, I wouldn't recommend this camera. However, if you are photographing your children (as I'd assume most people with this camera would be doing), it should serve your purposes just fine. Both lenses are pretty sharp, but not exceptional. As with most lenses, for the sharpest results, shoot somewhere between f 5.6-11. The image stabilization for these lenses is also quite helpful.The only problems I've really found with this camera so far are the fact that you really cant do an exposure longer than 30 seconds, unless you use bulb mode and keep your finger on the button as long as you want it going (which would be terrible boring and would inevitably add some unnecessary camera shake). I don't know if you can buy a remote and get longer than 30 second exposures, as I haven't bought one yet, but from what i've read I believe you can. I'd say its even wise to do so in order that you can achieve long exposures without adding camera shake. Also, you can take multiple 30 second-ish exposures and blend them all together in post processing to achieve a long exposure effect. Another thing, and this is against the seller not the camera, is that there was a fairly sizeable scratch on my screen that I noticed straight from the box. I'm not going to make a big deal out of this as it doesn't affect the utility of the camera, but it's something that I think shouldn't have been overlooked in the refurbishment of the camera.Overall, great camera, especially for the price. This is a great combo and will serve you well. I would recommend this camera to anyone starting photographer/enthusiast. Great portability, great image quality. Experiment and get used to the camera and it will work beautifully for you.

This kit is being sold at a great price. Everything came looking brand new, it had all the accessories, and the camera and lenses worked great. It came in a Sony camera bag. The camera takes very good photos. I was thrilled to get the A6000 at this price. However, my issue is not with the seller or the fact it is refurbished. I love refurbished electronics for the savings. My issue is with the camera's battery life -- it is really below average. Other photographers on the web have commented on the same thing. It starts draining the minute you turn it on. I tried turning of the Wi-fi, but it didn't help. I considered keeping this kit and buying some extra batteries, but the idea bugged me. I bought this as a light weight alternative to my dslr - if I am carrying around two extra batteries it sort of defeats the purpose. The SD card is also hard to remove. Almost Sony...