Overview:

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Ultra-fast auto focus with 179 AF points and 6Fps

Capture life in high resolution with 24MP APS-C sensor

Instant sharing via smartphone with Wi-Fi® and NFC1

Record Full HD 1080/24/60P video3 up to 50MB/s

All the quality in half the size & weight of other DSLRs

Stunning low light photos with ISO range of 100-25600

Can record in both NTSC and PAL format.

 

Advanced Features

 

Image Stabilization : Not supported (image stabilization supported on lens)

Shooting Tips : Yes

Face Detection : On, Off, Face Registration, Face Selection; maximum eight faces detected

Smile Shutter™ technology : Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)

Priority Setting (for Face Detection) : Yes (eight faces max)

 

Auto Portrait Framing

 

Still images : Yes

 

Camera

 

Camera Type : Mirrorless Camera

Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount. Sony A-mount via optional LA-EA adapter

Lens Mount : Sony E-mount

 

AE Lock : Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. (Auto / On / Off selectable)

 

Flash

 

Flash Modes : Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync, Wireless, Red-eye reduction (On/Off)

Flash Bracketing : 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV steps, 3/5 frames (1.0/2.0/3.0 EV : only 3 frames) selectable

Guide Number : 4 (in meters at ISO 100)

Flash Coverage : 16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)

Flash Type : Built-in flash

Flash Metering System : Pre-flash TTL

Flash Compensation : +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Recycling Time : Approx. 3 sec

 

 

Focus system

 

AF micro adjustment : Yes, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 (Sold separately)

 

Imaging Sensor

 

Pixel Gross : 24.7M pixels (approx.)

Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters

Effective Picture Resolution : 24.3M pixels (approx.)

Anti Dust : Charge protection coating on Optical Filter

Imaging Sensor : Exmor™ APS-C CMOS sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm)

 

Interface

 

NFC : Yes (NFC forum Type 3 Tag compatible, one touch remote, one touch sharing)

HD Output : HDMI micro connector (Type-D) BRAVIA Sync (Control for HDMI) PhotoTV HD 4K Still Image PB

Wi-Fi : Yes(Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n(2.4GHz band) )

 

LCD Display

 

Touch Panel : Yes (Electrostatic type)

Peaking : Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)

Real-time image adjustment display : Yes (On / Off)

LCD Type : 3.0” (7.5cm) wide TFT LCD (921,600 dots)

Customization : Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Disp.Info, Histogram

Angle Adjustment : Up by approx. 180 degrees

Zebra : Yes

Brightness Control : Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

Grid Display : Yes (Rule of Thirds, Grid /Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off)

 

Movie function

 HDMI Info. Display : ON / OFF selectable

 

Other Features

Clock Function, Setting : Yes

Area Setting : Yes

Eye-Fi ready : Yes

Shop Front Mode : Yes

Help guide : Yes

 

Power

 

Power Requirements : One rechargeable battery pack (NP-FW50)

Number of Still Images : Still Approx. 400 shots (CIPA standard)

Movies Actual recording: approx. 75 min (CIPA standard)

Continuous recording: approx. 110 min (CIPA standard)

External Power : AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)

Power Consumption (in View Finder Operation) :

Still images: approx. 2.3W (with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached),

Movies: approx. 4.1W (with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)

 

Recording

 

Panorama Still Image Size :

Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M)

Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M)

Vertical Wide: 5,536 x 2,160 (12M)

Vertical Std.:3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M)

Microphone/Speaker : Built-in stereo microphone Built-in, monaural speaker

Video Resolution :

XAVC S : Full HD - 1920 x 1080/60p@50Mbps

Full HD - 1920 x 1080/30p@50Mbps

Full HD - 1920 x 1080/24p@50Mbps AVCHD™: 

PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps

FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps

FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps

FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps

FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps

MP4: 

HD - 1440 x 1080/30p@12Mbps

VGA - 640 x 480/30p@3Mbps

Audio Format : XAVC S: LPCM 2ch

AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch,

Dolby Digital Stereo Creator

MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch

Video Format : XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4

Color Space : Still: sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut), Adobe RGB with TRILUMINOS™ color

Movie: xvYCC standard (x.v.Color™ when connected via HDMI cable)

Compatible with TRILUMINOS™ color

Dual Record : Yes (Not available when shooting XAVC S or AVCHD 1920x1080/60p)

Still Image Size 16:9 : L:6000 x 3376 (20MP) , M: 4240 x 2400 (10MP), S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1MP)

Still Image Size 3:2 : L:6000 x 4000 (24MP) , M: 4240 x 2832 (12MP), S: 3008 x 2000 (6MP)

Still Image Mode : RAW, JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW+JPEG

Still Image File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (S0ny ARW 2.3 format)

Media Type : SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I compliant) / SD memory card Memory Stick PRO Duo,

Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo,

Memory Stick XC-HG Duo

 

Weights and Measurements

 Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/16" (109.6mm x 62.8mm x 35.7mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions

Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 7.9 oz (224 g) (body only) Approx. 10.0 oz (283 g) (With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo)

 Wi-Fi

 PlayMemories Camera Apps : Yes

View on TV : Yes

Send to Computer : Yes

View on Smartphone : Yes

 

In the box:

Sony Alpha A5100 with 16-50mm Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

Rechargeable Battery (NP-FW50)

AC Charger (AC-UB10)

Lens cap

Shoulder strap

Micro USB cable