Sony Alpha 5000: Tiny Mirrorless Camera

Sony Alpha 5000

Sony announces mirrorless camera called the Sony A5000 on stage Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014. Seeing from the physical, the design closely resembles the Sony NEX 5, but because of the recent Sony NEX lethal brand, the new camera is called Sony Alpha 5000.

This camera is bundled with a very compact zoom lens is the Sony 16 - 50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS, which first appeared with the Sony NEX 6.

With a tiny lens package, the Sony aiming market photography enthusiasts who want a quality camera with a body that is slim and light as possible.

Compared with the Sony NEX 5, Sony A5000 is slightly slimmer, especially the grip / handle, but slightly longer. It weighs around 250 grams. Sony claims the camera is the smallest feature WiFi and NFC.

Although including a new camera and a 20 MP resolutions and new BIONZ processor used in Sony's flagship camera 7 and 7R, Sony A5000 is not the most sophisticated camera in its class.

On paper, Sony A5000 lost from Sony NEX 5T. Sony A5000 does not have the phase detection focusing system, so autofocus is a bit more slowly, the speed of successive photos also limited, which is only 2.5 photos per second.

While the NEX 5T has a phase detection autofocus system like a DSLR camera, and an LCD screen with a better resolution is 921,600 dots. Speed successive photo - a bit faster is 3-10 photos per second.

5T NEX also has an input for a microphone while the A5000 has not got. Specifications A5000 is more similar to the NEX 3N and 5R.

The main difference between the A5000 is the A5000 3N & 5R features NFC (Near Field Communication) which facilitates sharing mobile photos / other compatible storage media.

The presence of A5000 in the mirrorless camera market Sony enlivens. Just last year, Sony launched the NEX 5T and 3N, and camera A5000 does not replace the two cameras, but only offers a slightly different variation of the price is not much different as well.

Therefore, I am a little bit confused with the strategy promoted by Sony. I am sure prospective buyers would be a bit much confusion , and even going to bother explaining the seller is also very little difference between the Sony A5000, NEX 3N, 5N, 5S, 5T.

The price for Sony A5000 camera with the zoom lens is $ 600.


Sony Alpha 5000 Specifications:
20 MP APS - C sensor
Speed of 2.5 images per second
Weighing about 250 grams
The LCD screen can be rotated 180 degrees
LCD touchscreen display
460 800 dots resolution LCD screen
Wifi, NFC
Full HD 30 fps video
25 Areas contrast detect AF system

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