Sony A6000 SD Card Removal
Aug 16, 2017 11:08:12 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Do any of you Sony A6000 owners have trouble removing the SD card? Although it pops up, there is no room for fingers. Maybe Sony should install a much stronger spring ( 
) or supply little tweezers.
) or supply little tweezers.Same here, apparently the designer never used a camera😀
Aug 16, 2017 11:09:15 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
jerryc41 wrote:
Maybe last spring the A6300 got a springier spring. My Sony RX100m3 also sometimes springs the card onto the floor. I now use my other hand's thumb as an ejected SD card retainer.I must have gotten one of those with the weak spring.
Aug 16, 2017 11:23:37 #
Aug 16, 2017 11:41:01 #
BHC wrote:
I used the tweezers from my Swiss Army knife.
Every Photographer should haveat least one Swiss Army knife, the tools are exceptionally handy. I carry two normally plus one or two other fighting knives when I won't be searched.
Aug 16, 2017 11:49:05 #
Toment wrote:
Same here, apparently the designer never used a camera😀
Reversing the locations of the battery and the card would be a good solution.
Aug 16, 2017 12:19:48 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
What I do is turn the camera upside down and pop it out over the desk!
Have considered carrying a tweezers in my kit.
Have considered carrying a tweezers in my kit.
jerryc41 wrote:
Do any of you Sony A6000 owners have trouble removing the SD card? Although it pops up, there is no room for fingers. Maybe Sony should install a much stronger spring ( ) or supply little tweezers.
) or supply little tweezers.Aug 16, 2017 13:41:14 #
I like the tape idea. I've been just pushing down on one corner with a fingernail, then sliding the fingernail off to the side. This usually propels it up enough to get hold of. Sometimes it propels it enough to completely come out. I usually hold the camera sideways over a table or kitchen counter to catch it if it does clear.
Ron
Ron
Aug 16, 2017 13:42:19 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
John_F wrote:
On my Sony A6300, the SD card ridge is next to the cover's hinge and is impossible to reach. Your fingernail would need a little hook at the end.Keep one forefinger nail a bit longer and lift by the card ridge.
Aug 16, 2017 14:49:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Reversing the locations of the battery and the card would be a good solution.
👍
Aug 16, 2017 15:14:01 #
Aug 16, 2017 15:35:58 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Do any of you Sony A6000 owners have trouble removing the SD card? Although it pops up, there is no room for fingers. Maybe Sony should install a much stronger spring ( ) or supply little tweezers.
) or supply little tweezers.Jerry, you have hit one of the few weaknesses of the Sony line. It is no different with the a6300. Not only is the sdcard slot difficult to use, but it is also backwards so the card's own "notches" are wrong. Both of mine will toss out the card if I hold it parallel to the desktop, push down and then slide my finger off. The card will eject to the tabletop. But that is a stupid, hokey solution for a camera so full of great features. I only have two other complaints with the a6xxx cameras. First, I really would like two card slots so I can have a backup card. Second, the a6000 does not have a microphone jack for video. The Sony mics for the MIS are crappy and the built-ins are as bad as CaNik's. The difference between the audio from my Sennheiser and from the builtins (on the a6300, which does have a mic jack) is like night and day.
I think the problem with the sdcard is that Sony still wants compatibility with the Sony proprietary memory stick.
Aside from these things, these are great cameras.
Aug 16, 2017 17:12:04 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Do any of you Sony A6000 owners have trouble removing the SD card? Although it pops up, there is no room for fingers. Maybe Sony should install a much stronger spring ( ) or supply little tweezers.
) or supply little tweezers.I don't have large hand and still have a problem removing the sd card..so you are not alone.
Aug 16, 2017 18:08:11 #
Aug 16, 2017 20:16:07 #
peterg wrote:
Try pushing the SD card in, then quickly slip your finger to the side over the battery. On my A6300 the SD card sometimes pops completely out of the slot.
One of the first features I learned when I bought my 6000 over a year ago was the difficulty in removing the card. What I settled on was pushing the card down as far as possible with my thumb then sliding it off rapidly. That always gets the card out far enough to grab it and sometimes sends the card flying. I always do it over something that will catch the card. Don't do it over a storm drain for instance. If the camera is on a tripod then I catch the card with my free hand. If I were a Sony marketing executive and was reading this thread I would truly be embarrassed.
Aug 17, 2017 07:08:25 #
Dun1
Loc: Atlanta, GA
What a great hint, no need to become a twezzer user, or play the catch the card in the air participant, never thought of that solution
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