pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

My week old a6600 seemed to work normally in all ways until today. Drive mode is set to Continuous Shooting Mid. When I shoot a burst on a subject, I only get one picture in playback. Up until today this worked normal and I could play back multiple images. Any ideas?

MDI Mainer

Have you removed and looked at the files on the SD card in a computer to ascertain that multiple images have in fact been recorded?

And are you shooting in one of the program/auto modes, or in manual, aperture priority or shutter priority?

Xanadu Loc: Clay County FL

As MDI Mainer suggested, remove the SD card and view in the computer. You will see all images shot.

Malomba224

Are you in ISO Auto? That will do it.

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

Thanks for the fast replies. I am shooting in Aperture mode. Yes, all the pictures are on the computer.

Why do I only see one picture per burst on the camera? In the past it seems that I saw them all.
Thanks again.

Bob

bigmoe

That is normal it happens on my camera also

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Before today you could see all the shots? Since there has been a change, something has changed. Either it's something you did or something the camera did. If you can't get back to the results you had before, then there is a problem with the camera. Is a factory reset available? Since it's new, you should be able to return it. Otherwise, hope for a good result with Sony repair.

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

I looked in Playback in the menu and saw an entry, Display as Group. The two options were Off and On. I turned it off and all is well. I have only had the camera for a week and probably did not notice the images were being displayed as a group. On my A77 and A99 they were always shown individually. Thanks for all the help.

Case closed!

MDI Mainer

You beat me to the punch -- I was going to suggest that if all the images were there you investigate the "Playback" mode options.

Glad it's resolved and hope you continue to enjoy this awesome camera.

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

Best luck to you too.

Bob

Henlopen Loc: Lewes, Delaware

[quote=pbcbob]Best luck to you too.

Bob, I was wondering how you are liking the feel/operation and photo results compared to your A77 II - and if you are using an adapter with your older Alpha lenses or starting new with the E lenses. Reason I'm asking is that my wife's A77II is giving an error message in the LCD and occasionally locks up (as if the mirror locks up) and has to be shut down and powered back on to get it back to working again, so we're considering on finding a good place to send it out to repair, find a good used one to replace it with or "upgrade" to the A6600 and get the adapter so she can use the half dozen various Alpha lenses we currently own. Anyone else faced with a similar situation or have any advice, feel free to jump in. This could start a whole 'nuther topic!

Bill H.

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

Thanks for asking my opinion. First, let me state I will never say anything negative about the A77. Mine has given me 10 years of service and is still going strong. I was waiting for the A77 III which I thought would parallel the e mounts but when it finally sank in that the A mount was dead, I decided to switch over.
The A77 focuses fast but the 6600 is incredibly fast. The tracking ability of the A77 was limited but it really works on the 6600. The animal eye focus is incredible. I used it tonight on some baby egrets in a nest and it followed them like a hound.
Menus are a bit different but if family with the A77 menus, you will have no trouble. One thing that confused me today was when I went to look at the images I took in burst mode and there was only one. Eventually I went to Playback in the menu and found Save as Group. I turned it off and saw all my pictures.

I did buy the new LA-EA5 adapter but have not used it yet. I am not sure if it gives AF on screw drive lenses.

I bought the Sony 200-600 lens. Much like my Sony 70-400 G but with better reach.

My suggestion is when funds permit to take the leap. I am conservative and like to hold on but the A mount is no longer being developed and improved. Time for E mount!!

Take care and good luck. If more questions, please feel free to ask.

Bob

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

I meant to mention noise. The A77 was good up to ISO 1000 but went downhill fast when higher. I would estimate that the 6600 looks pretty good up to ISO 3200.

Henlopen Loc: Lewes, Delaware

Thanks for the quick reply Bob, I believe the adapter will work fine with the screw lenses that you have from the research I've done so far. It's very discourgaging to see the prices of the newer cameras so high recently compared to what they were a month or two ago. Could be supply and demand issues I suppose. We do have an A77 model that's still working fine, so may hold off awhile. We'll see.

Bill

MDI Mainer

The one cautionary note is the use of an adapter. While many find the resulting performance of their e-mount body with old glass adequate, others, myself included, found that the stellar features, in particular the autofocus, of Sony's latest mirrorless offerings were unacceptably degraded when compared to using native e-mount glass. It is however probable that the a6600 and LA-EA5 work better together in this regard than many other combinations.

Here's a quip from Ken Rockwell about using old lenses and adapters on new Sony bodies:

"[N]one perform as well as Sony's latest dedicated E-mount lenses. [An] adapter is for old people with a bunch of old lenses of which they they won't let go rather than get with the program and buy all new dedicated E-mount versions."

https://www.kenrockwell.com/sony/lenses/la-ea5.htm

Here is a listing of lenses for Sony's a6xxx line up of cameras:

https://sonyalpha.blog/2018/07/15/aps-c-lenses-for-sony-e-objectifs-aps-c-pour-sony-e/