Sony Alpha a5000 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera photos

By Les Shu January 10, 2014

Check out our review of the Sony Alpha a5000 digital camera.

The Alpha a5000, which will eventually replace the NEX 3 series and signifies a new naming convention for Sony’s high-end cams (the NEX name will disappear), is a 20.1-megapixel APS-C camera and the latest Bionz X image processor that handles area-specific noise reduction and diffraction reduction; it also allows for an ISO of up to 16,000. There’s Wi-Fi for image sharing or remote control, plus NFC for quick pairing if you have an Android device that supports it. There’s a more substantial grip, and the LCD tilts all the way up (as with the NEX 3-series before it), so you can take those oh-so-important selfies.

Click here to read more about the new Alpha a5000.

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