Sony a6100

The a6100 camera from Sony offers the best combination of accuracy and coverage for an affordable price.

Sony QX1 The Sony QX1 camera as our most affordable option has been replaced by the new Sony a6100 camera. It comes with 20% improved specs at the same price as the QX1.

Data quality at an affordable price

The Sony a6100 camera enables you to collect aerial data and great image quality at a ground sampling distance of down to 1.2 cm (0.47 in).

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 Sensor type 
 APS-C

 Lowest GSD 
 1.2 
 cm/px 
 

 Coverage at 120 m 
 240 
 ha** 
 at 2.4 cm/px GSD 

 Resolution 
 24 
 MP 
 

 Absolute horizontal accuracy down to 
 2 
 cm * 
 without GCPs 

 Absolute vertical accuracy down to 
 4 
 cm * 
 without GCPs 

 Sensor type 
 APS-C

 Resolution 
 24 
 MP 
 

 Lowest GSD 
 1.2 
 cm/px 
 

 Coverage at 120 m 
 240 
 ha** 
 at 2.4 cm/px GSD 

 Absolute horizontal accuracy down to 
 2 
 cm * 
 without GCPs 

 Absolute vertical accuracy down to 
 4 
 cm * 
 without GCPs 

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Full technical specifications

* Achievable with a WingtraOne GEN II and its built-in GNSS PPK module. This level of accuracy is achievable under optimal conditions, on hard surfaces, using a well-established base station or data from a CORS network. A minimum of three ground points should be used as checkpoints to verify and prove the accuracy of the project.

** at 60% side overlap

 Sensor type 
 APS-C

 Lowest GSD 
 0.47 
 in/px 
 

 Coverage at 400 ft 
 600 
 ac ** 
 at 0.9 in/px GSD 

 Resolution 
 24 
 MP 
 

 Absolute horizontal accuracy down to 
 0.8 
 in * 
 without GCPs 

 Absolute vertical accuracy down to 
 1.6 
 in * 
 without GCPs 

 Sensor type 
 APS-C

 Resolution 
 24 
 MP 
 

 Lowest GSD 
 0.47 
 in/px 
 

 Coverage at 400 ft 
 600 
 ac ** 
 at 0.9 in/px GSD 

 Absolute horizontal accuracy down to 
 0.8 
 in * 
 without GCPs 

 Absolute vertical accuracy down to 
 1.6 
 in * 
 without GCPs 

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Full technical specifications

** at 60% side overlap

Data set

Explore a mapping output from Wingtra’s Sony a6100 camera, or download the sample data set to post process yourself.

Construction and residential area mapping

Camera: Sony a6100
Coverage: 48 ha (120 acres)
GSD: 2.5 cm/px (1 in/px)

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Case studies

Read how the WingtraOne and the Sony QX1 camera (the a6100’s predecessor) are used together in real projects.

Northern Tornadoes Project with WingtraOne

Surveying and GIS

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	RGB61 High accuracy and most efficient	Sony RX1R II High accuracy	Sony a6100 Most affordable and largest coverage at limited altitude
Lens	24 mm lens	35 mm lens	20 mm lens
Technical specifications	Full-frame sensor, 61 MP, RGB	Full-frame sensor, 42 MP, RGB	APS-C sensor, 24 MP, RGB
Camera weight (incl. mount)	709 g (1.56 lb)	590 g (1.3 lb)	550 g (1.2 lb)
Lowest possible GSD	0.7 cm/px 0.28 in/px	0.7 cm/px 0.28 in/px	1.2 cm/px 0.47 in/px
Maximum coverage at lowest GSD at 60% side overlap	Up to 110 ha (270 ac) at 45 m (150 ft) flight altitude	Up to 90 ha (230 ac) at 55 m (179 ft) flight altitude	Up to 120 ha (300 ac) at 61 m (233 ft) flight altitude
Maximum coverage at 120 m (400 ft) at 60% side overlap	Up to 310 ha (760 ac) at 1.9 cm (0.74 in) GSD	Up to 210 ha (520 ac) at 1.5 cm (0.61 in) GSD	Up to 240 ha (600 ac) at 2.4 cm (0.93 in) GSD
Best horizontal absolute accuracy (RMS) with PPK (w/o GCPs)	down to 1 cm (0.4 in)	down to 1 cm (0.4 in)	down to 2 cm (0.8 in)
Best vertical absolute accuracy (RMS) with PPK (w/o GCPs)	down to 3 cm (1.2 in)	down to 3 cm (1.2 in)	down to 4 cm (1.6 in)

	Oblique Sony a6100 For high-resolution 3D models
Lens	12 mm lens
Technical specifications	APS-C sensor, 24 MP, RGB
Camera weight (incl. mount)	730 g (1.6 lb)
Lowest possible GSD	1.6 cm/px 0.63 in/px
Maximum coverage at lowest GSD at 60% side overlap	Up to 70 ha (180 ac) at 49 m (161 ft) flight altitude
Maximum coverage at 120 m (400 ft) at 60% side overlap	Up to 180 ha (450 ac) at 3.9 cm (1.54 in) GSD
Best horizontal absolute accuracy (RMS) with PPK (w/o GCPs)	down to 2 cm (0.8 in)
Best vertical absolute accuracy (RMS) with PPK (w/o GCPs)	down to 4 cm (1.6 in)

	MicaSense RedEdge-P High-resolution multispectral and panchromatic sensor
Best for	Environmental monitoring, precision agriculture and Research and Investigation
Main quality features	Comprehensive view into crop health
Technical specifications	5 multispectral sensors (R, G, B, RE, NIR) + panchromatic band, 5.5 mm lens, nadir configuration
Camera weight (Includes DLS 2 and cable)	502 g (1.1 lb)
Lowest possible GSD	2 cm/px 0.8 in/px
Maximum coverage at lowest GSD at 70% side overlap	Up to 90 ha (230 ac) at 60 m (190 ft) flight altitude
Maximum coverage at 120 m (400 ft) at 70% side overlap	Up to 160 ha (395 ac) at 4 cm/px (1.57 in/px) GSD
Best horizontal absolute accuracy (RMS) with PPK (w/o GCPs)	down to 3 cm (1.2 in)
Best vertical absolute accuracy (RMS) with PPK (w/o GCPs)	down to 6 cm (2.4 in)

	RGB61 High accuracy and most efficient	Sony RX1R II High accuracy	Sony a6100 Most affordable	Oblique Sony a6100 For 3d mapping
Cadastral maps
Topographic surveys
Land surveying
Land management and development
Urban planning
	RGB61	Sony RX1R II	Sony a6100	Oblique Sony a6100

	RGB61 High accuracy and most efficient	Sony RX1R II High accuracy	Sony a6100 Most affordable	Oblique Sony a6100 For 3d mapping
Inventory management of stockpile and pit volumes	m m m
Mine or quarry monitoring and operation planning	m m m
Assessment before drilling or blasting	m m m
Road monitoring	m m m
Slope monitoring	m m m
Hazard identification	m m m
Restoration	m m m
	RGB61	Sony RX1R II	Sony a6100	Oblique Sony a6100

Sony a6100

Data quality at an affordable price

Data set

Case studies

Northern Tornadoes Project turns to WingtraOne to track Canada’s extreme weather events

Survey team maps shifting Maldives sands with ease

Ecosystem restoration company uses drones to bring land back to life on a large scale

Other cameras

Sony RX1R II

RGB61

Oblique Sony a6100

MicaSense RedEdge-P