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Sony a5000 Digital Camera
Sony a5000
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Sony a5100 Digital Camera
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P20 Digital Camera
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Sony NEX-5R Digital Camera
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Sony NEX-5T Digital Camera
Sony NEX-5T

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCCDCMOSCMOS
Image sensor format
Advanced Photo System type-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
N/A
APS-CAPS-C
Sensor size0.91 in0.93 in0.21 in0.93 in0.92 in
Sensor photo detectors20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx1.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx1.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px1216 x 912 px4912 x 3264 px4912 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
ProcessorBIONZBIONZ
N/A
BIONZBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
N/A
N/A
ISO Autoyesyes
N/A
yesyes
ISO minimum100100
N/A
100100
ISO maximum1600025600
N/A
2560025600
Maximum image resolution5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px
N/A
N/A
4912 x 3264 px
White balance presets910366
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesnoyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
N/A
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image stabilizeryesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWTIFFRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
N/A
yesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountSony ESony E
N/A
  • Sony E
  • Sony FE
Sony E
Optical zoom3.0 x3.1 x1.0 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom4.0 x8.0 x3.0 x
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x
N/A
1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.53.54.5
N/A
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
N/A
LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Contrast autofocusyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Saturation adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
N/A
1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Face detection
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
  • Contrast Detect
  • Phase Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Live View
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of focus points25179
N/A
2599
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based only
N/A
Lens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter1.81 in1.59 in
N/A
N/A
1.59 in
Phase detection autofocusnoyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)2525
N/A
2525
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
179
N/A
9999
Focal length equiv
N/A
N/A
< 42
N/A
N/A
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
23.62 in
N/A
N/A
Macro focus range
N/A
N/A
1.18 in
N/A
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in1.5 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
N/A
LCD TFTLCD
Screen dots460800921600123000920000921600
Touch screennoyesnoyesyes
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderNoneNone
Optical
Electronic
None
Separate info displaynono
N/A
nono
Viewfinder coverage
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.22 x
N/A
1.0 x
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronic
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s8.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesnoyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesnoyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of exposures33
N/A
33
Exposure compensation plus33233
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-2-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
Continuous shootingyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
AE frames3
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
N/A
3
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
N/A
NoNo
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Flash sync speed1/160s1/160s
N/A
1/160s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesnoyes
Flash range442
N/A
7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Rear-curtain Sync
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemTTLTTL
N/A
TTLTTL
External flashnononoyesyes
Continuous drive3.5 fps6.0 fps
N/A
10.0 fps10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
N/A
N/A
N/A
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 10
  • 2
Speed (JPEG)3.5 fps6.0 fps
N/A
10.0 fps3.0 fps
Speed (RAW)3.5 fps6.0 fps
N/A
10.0 fps3.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Design

Body typeMILCMILCCompactRangefinder-style mirrorlessMILC
Body materialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Aluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Environmentally sealednonononono

Dimensions

Weight7.41 oz7.9 oz8.11 oz9.74 oz7.69 oz
Width4.31 in4.31 in4.84 in4.37 in4.36 in
Height1.41 in2.47 in2.44 in2.32 in2.31 in
Depth2.47 in1.41 in1.81 in1.54 in1.53 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
N/A
N/A
  • MS Pro Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Memory slots11
N/A
N/A
1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Memory Stick
  • 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
  • MPF
  • RAW
N/A
N/A
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • Battery
  • USB
N/A
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)420400
N/A
330330
Battery technologyLithiumLithiumAlkaline
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1080.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V7.4 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11
N/A
N/A
1
AC adapter included
N/A
Y
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyes
N/A
yesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.01.02.02.0
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Built-InBuilt-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
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyesNoyesNo
PictBridgeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
NFCyesyes
N/A
noyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Firewirenono
N/A
nono
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesnonono
GPSnono
N/A
nono
Orientation sensoryesyesnoyesyes
Energy Star certifiednono
N/A
N/A
no
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
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
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
N/A
Image editing modesRotating
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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