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Sony a5000 Digital Camera
Sony a5000
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
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Sony NEX-3N Digital Camera
Sony NEX-3N
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Sony NEX-5R Digital Camera
Sony NEX-5R
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24
3.8 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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41
3.8 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
39 %
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31 %
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2 %
1 stars
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3.9 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
Advanced Photo System type-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
APS-CAPS-C
Sensor size0.91 in0.93 in0.92 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px4912 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ XBIONZBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 16000
N/A
ISO Autoyesyesyesyes
ISO minimum100100200100
ISO maximum16000512001600025600
Maximum image resolution5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px
N/A
White balance presets91066
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
N/A
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Solarisation
  • Vivid
N/A
Image stabilizeryesyesno
N/A
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
No
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRyesyesnoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
51200
N/A
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountSony ESony E
  • Sony A
  • Sony E
  • Sony E
  • Sony FE
Optical zoom3.0 x4.4 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.07 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.53.5
N/A
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualManua
N/A
N/A
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Phase Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Live View
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
N/A
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points251252525
Image stabiliserLens based onlyOpticalLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter1.81 in2.17 in
N/A
N/A
Phase detection autofocusnoyesnoyes
Number of AF points (contrast)2525
N/A
25
Minimum aperture
N/A
36
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
Auto
N/A
N/A
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
179
N/A
99

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFTLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots460800921600460000920000
Touch screennononoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderNoneElectronicNone
Electronic
Separate info displaynononono
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2359296.0 px
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
1.07 x
N/A
1.0 x
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesno
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-4 - 3
N/A
N/A
Eye relief
N/A
0.83 in
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
N/A
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures3333
Exposure compensation plus35
N/A
3
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
N/A
-3
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Histogramyesyesyes
N/A
AE frames3
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
YesNoNo
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/160s1/160s1/160s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesno
Flash range46
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Pre-flash
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Rear-curtain Sync
  • Fill-in Flash
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoe
Flash metering systemTTLTTLTTLTTL
External flashnoyesnoyes
Continuous drive3.5 fps11.0 fps4.0 fps10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
N/A
N/A
Self-timeryesyes
N/A
yes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)3.5 fps11.0 fps4.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)3.5 fps11.0 fps4.0 fps10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 0.7±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
N/A
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/4000 sec
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
N/A
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
AVCHD
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)25.0 fps60.0 fps24.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)25.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate25.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
N/A
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
N/A
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyesyes
N/A
N/A
Audio systemStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Noise reductionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMonoMono
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
AAC
N/A
N/A

Design

Body typeMILCSLRRangefinder-style mirrorlessRangefinder-style mirrorless
Body materialPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesnoyes
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight7.41 oz10.02 oz7.41 oz9.74 oz
Width4.31 in4.72 in4.33 in4.37 in
Height1.41 in2.62 in2.44 in2.32 in
Depth2.47 in1.78 in1.36 in1.54 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yesyes
Memory slots11
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
N/A
Battery life (CIPA)420720480330
Battery technologyLithium
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1080.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported111
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.5 h
N/A
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
Y
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB B
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesnono
N/A
NFCyesyesnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesno
N/A
Firewirenononono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyes
N/A
N/A
no
GPSnononono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Energy Star certifiednonono
N/A
Languages support
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesRotating
N/A
N/A
N/A

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