Inadvertent settings changes while trying to rotate control wheel - help!

[Photonews]

I am trying to like my a6000, honestly I am, and I can see that it has some attractions, but there is one thing that's really bugging me - the fiddly controls!

I find it nearly impossible to rotate the rear control wheel without inadvertently changing one of the many settings that are dedicated to the joy-stick style function of the same unit, for example I have the rear control wheel function set to adjust aperture but when attempting to rotate the wheel and alter the f stop setting, I invariably end up altering the iso or drive mode etc by mistake. Has anyone discovered a work-around that leaves the rotational command function enabled, but disables the peripheral settings. After all, I figure that because I carefully choose my drive mode, focus and iso etc., prior to shooting I really don't need to have the ability to change their settings that urgently.

I know I could leave the camera at its default factory settings, but all that would mean is that the same probem will occur when I change the shutter speed, so no improvement in that respect. In fact the only way this camera appears to be user friendly is if you steadfastly ignore the multifarious menu options and choose a fully automatic or priority setting, which is no good to me as I like to excercise full manual control over my image taking.

[Anonymous]

Hi Photonews,

Thanks for your message. We are looking into it and someone will get back to your shortly. 

Hopefully another community member could share some advice in the meantime. 

You could also have a look around on the support page of your camera here, if you haven't done so already.

Best, 

Arthur

[batee5]

Hi Photonews,

I tried to replicate the custom settings for the controls you mentioned and tested the camera myself and didn't change any other settings by mistake. However, the buttons and controls on the camera are definitely sensitive and maybe that's why you're facing this issue. My only advice would be to try being as delicate and gentle as possible when using the controls.

Regards,

Batee5

[Photonews]

Thanks Batee5, I agree that it is just about possible, if you're very careful (and lucky), to rotate the wheel without inadvertently changing the 'press' button options that are also dedicated to this control, but it is blooming difficult and my success rate is significantly less than 50/50. I'm not exactly built like a gorilla but, I am the proud possessor of a hand that can double as a paddle and believe me these tiny controls are a real challenge.

I suppose I'm more critical than most users might be because I'm used to a very similar setup on my Canon 5D series DSLR, and on which I'm used to rotating the control dial without any of these issues. I would have expected a large company like Sony to achieve a similar level of quality manufacturing and product specification, and considering all the pretty sophisticated software options on this camera they clearly aspire to be a major player in the emerging mirrorless market. However I am not impressed with the physical operations of my a6000, and in my opinion they will need to address the ergonomics of their units if they hope to lure snappers like me away from our flappy mirror full frame camera systems.

TTFN 

[Photonews]

At long last I discovered that it is possible to select a 'not set' value for the peripheral control wheel functions, with these turned off the camera is a lot more user friendly for me.