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Sony's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera to date, the Alpha A5000 is worth flagging amongst rivals for featuring a physically large APS-C sensor that is well-endowed with 20 million pixels. That at least suggests image quality practically...
Sharply detailed shots, Tilting LCD screen, Builtin flash...
No viewfinder, No hotshoe...
The A5000 provides one of the easiest and most accessible routes to achieving more professional-looking shots for anyone upgrading from a smartphone...
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Sony's smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera to date, the Alpha A5000 is worth flagging amongst rivals for featuring a physically large APS-C sensor that is well-endowed with 20 million pixels. That at least suggests image quality practically...
Sharply detailed shots, Tilting LCD screen, Built-in flash...
No viewfinder, No hotshoe...
The A5000 provides one of the easiest and most accessible routes to achieving more professional-looking shots for anyone upgrading from a smartphone.This story, "Sony Alpha A5000 review: Compact camera produces sharp-looking pics" was originally published...
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The Sony Alpha A5000 is an upper entry-level mirrorless camera that's compatible with Sony's range of E-mount lenses. Announced in January 2014 it's the successor to the NEX 3N, and becomes the second E-mount camera to abandon the NEX branding in favour o...
Excellent image quality, Low sensor noise levels, Compact, lightweight body, Articulated screen, Builtin Wifi with NFC, Downloadable apps...
No builtin viewfinder or optional accessory, No touchscreen, No hotshoe / accessory port, Very limited customisation options.
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The A5000 is the new entry-level model in Sony's range of compact system cameras. It's also currently the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens camera with built-in wi-fi connectivity. Successor to last year's NEX-3N model, the Sony A5000 featur...
The new Sony A5000 is a rather modest refresh of last year's NEX-3N cameras, ditching the NEX branding, upgrading the image sensor and processor, and adding wi-fi and NFC connectivity, a better handgrip and the more intuitive Alpha menu system. Despite a...
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digitalcameraworld.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Sony a5000 review: Sony's beginner CSC adds Wi-Fi and a better processor, but is it enough? Find out in our Sony a5000 review video.The Sony a5000 was the fourth compact system camera from Sony to appear after the company decided to drop its NEX name for...
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Sony is in the midst of dropping the NEX branding from its mirrorless cameras, bringing all of its interchangeable lens models under the Alpha banner. This may add some questions as to which lenses work with which bodies, but it gves the company an opport...
Tilting rear display. Compact body and lens. Built-in flash. Quick autofocus. Good high ISO images. Wi-Fi with NFC. Attractive price tag.
Inconvenient access to some shooting settings. Slow to start. Slow burst rate. No EVF support. Some camera apps cost extra. Doesn't include external charger...
The Sony Alpha 5000 is an affordable mirrorless camera that delivers excellent images, but advanced shooters are going to feel limited by its control system...
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whatdigitalcamera.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Last year heralded the cessation of production of NEX series cameras. That didn't mean that Sony were abandoning their CSC line-up, but rather they would be dropping the NEX moniker in favour of the wider adoption of its 'Alpha' tag, as seen on the Alp...
Wifi addition; Improved metering; Low price tag...
Poor LCD screen; Noise reduction too aggressive at times...
While the A5000 does feature a host of improvements on the camera it replaces - namely the NEX-3N - there are still areas at which it is slightly let down.Although the addition of Wi-fi and NFC connectivity are certainly welcome, the rear of the came...
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On the inside, the Sony A5000 pairs a new APS-C sized, 20.1 effective megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS image sensor, and the same BIONZ X-branded image processor that debuted with the full-frame Sony A7 and A7R, as well as their fixed-lens sibling, the RX10.De...
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With Sony dropping the NEX branding from their mirrorless models, adopting a 20-Mpix APS-C CMOS sensor in a small form factor the new Alpha a5000 appears to continue the NEX lineage. Read on to find out how well it performs.With the introduction of full-f...
Although the A5000 isn't quite the replacement for the NEX-5T as it appears, and is unlikely to be tempting enough for enthusiasts, the sensor at least is a very good performer. Although it lacks the on-chip PD-AF pixels required for faster autofocus of t...
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