Looking for two new cameras, need opinions

[iamloco724]

Looking for a camera that will be good for action shots at live events such as professional wrestling. I often go to smaller shows where I am in the front row, the action is too quick for my Canon G7X to often pick up clear shots also sometimes dingy lighting can be an issue.

I am not really knowledgeable when it comes to cameras when it comes to manual settings, but I am looking to invest a decent amount of money in a camera that will help me get these shots.

Two that I've looked at are the Sony A6000 and also the top of the line point and shoot DSC-RX100 V.

Portability is very important to me, I don't want anything too bulky which I know limits my options.

At the same time I am also looking for a good point and shoot pocket zoom for bigger arena shows, I won't be able to take a removable lens camera into these shows with the zoom I would need so I figured a different camera for these shows would probably be best.

If I do go with the A6000 please also let me know what lens to pick up. Again size becomes a factor here and for these smaller shows I shouldn't need a huge zoom.

Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated, any questions feel free to ask.

 

[CuriousMike]

Looking for a camera that will be good for action shots at live events such as professional wrestling. I often go to smaller shows where I am in the front row, the action is too quick for my Canon G7X to often pick up clear shots also sometimes dingy lighting can be an issue.

Action and dingy lighting - dive into the deepest of the deep end, why don't ya' ?

I'm only considering the two cameras you listed because... they're two that you listed.

This is really going to come down to how good ( and consistent) of quality you're after. If you demand high quality with a consistent result ( meaning, you take a shot and you're likely to get a keeper ), then you're going to want to look at the A6000. The reason I say A6000 is because it's going to give you consistently better results on dingy light than the RX100, and because you could put big lenses on it that'll let more light in that will make it focus faster and do better in dingiererer light.

The RX100 Mk V - If you want "good quality" and can deal with some inconsistency (depending on lighting, depending on action, depending on how well autofocus tracks), and your "don't want anything too bulky" comment has more weight than you suggest - it's a good choice.

Regardless of the system you choose, you are going to make sure you understand continuous auto focus, auto-focus area/point, and auto ISO

The reason I'm stressing those topics is because most beginners who buy a better camera don't take the time to understand some fundamentals of how your camera chooses what to focus on, or how fast the camera should shoot the photo (blurry photo).

I'm a fan of my own post here that describes the above:
https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/curiousmikes-five-steps-for-the-new-dslr-owner.2456579/