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Sony - Alpha a5100 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(52 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 52 reviews
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Star
6
85%of customers recommend this product.
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39 out of
46)
Customer Reviews for Sony - Alpha a5100 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only) - Black
Posted by: Kiittykatt
Verified Purchase:Yes
I upgraded from a tiny Sony Cybershot point and shoot camera. This guy blew me away. It's not that much of a hassle to carry around since it still fits in my purse, but it packs a punch of a dslr camera. The sensor is downright amazing and is 4 times bigger than my previous camera which makes a huge difference, especially in low light. I tested the a5100 in Asia in all sorts of conditions and it surpassed all my expectations even in auto mode. The flip screen is perfect for selfies and the color is true to reality. I haven't felt the need to use the flash yet since it performs so well in low light. Only minus is that my iphone does bettet in burst mode (not sure why) and there is no view finders so it's a little bit harder to see in bright light. Other than that this camera is my new best travel companion!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: wahdaheck
Verified Purchase:Yes
I was skeptical about moving to mirrorless cameras from a DSLR platform. But after using the A5100 for a little over a month now, i am now a believer that these tiny ILCs are able to hold its own in picture quality, performance, and build quality of the product....i came from an entry level DSLR (2nd to the cheapest nikon available 5 yrs ago) and moved over to this entry-level (which is pretty much also the 2nd cheapest sony mirrorless at this time), so its a good apples to apples comparison
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: CEYLONSRI
Verified Purchase:Yes
Handy. Low light performance. Picture quality. Above 3 are the best features. Lack of viewfinder & hot shoe are shortcomings.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: Eddies
Verified Purchase:Yes
I own some pro cameras Dslr Nikon D and Canon for years, some point and shoot digital Convinience carry (small size) always have been lacking in my quality department, sometimes on my short getaway vacations of 5 or 4 days I seem to want to pack light including my camera equipment. Sometimes unwantingly leaving myself quality deprived, not anymore. With what I get now with my Sony is a very Big Bang for my small size travel companion, you can't get any better than this camera unless you go bigger and I have that with my other cameras which I use in a more setup environment with slave flash and umbrellas for photo shoots. For a get up and go situations I can count on a small camera to give me unparalleled results. Very happy in my decision to purchase a camera that can fill the size gap and Convinience of a small carry camera that packs a large punch!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: travelphotos
Verified Purchase:Yes
This camera takes great pictures - very clear and great definition. It does tons of things automatically. The pano feature works very well. When you take a group picture it also takes a portrait of the people it thinks are the main subject - you get both pictures with one click. It's so cool. Took it to Switzerland for vacation and got great pictures of the Matterhorn!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: michaelpraekels
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great camera give you beautiful pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
First Camera Purchase and not at dissapointment
on July 14, 2015
Posted by: ericbarrow
Verified Purchase:Yes
This camera takes amazing photos, very satisfied with the build and overall quality of the camera.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
3
Sony A5100 Unboxing feedback
on July 10, 2015
Posted by: Nneptune
Sony team, Very surprised and disappointed that your base package has not included the camera body cap and the rear lens cap. My package came with base camera with 16 to 50 MM lens.
The only cap that came was the outer lens cap. Any reason your team omitted these two basic cap? I also observed the Micro USB port charger cable is very short in length. This should have been a little longer to allow ease of connecting the charger with camera. Also the micro USB is very tight and takes effort to insert the company provided cable for charging.
These are my first UNBOX feedback of this product. I am yet to try the camera. Shall provide another feedback once I have tested the camera.
The only cap that came was the outer lens cap. Any reason your team omitted these two basic cap? I also observed the Micro USB port charger cable is very short in length. This should have been a little longer to allow ease of connecting the charger with camera. Also the micro USB is very tight and takes effort to insert the company provided cable for charging.
These are my first UNBOX feedback of this product. I am yet to try the camera. Shall provide another feedback once I have tested the camera.
Response from sony.comBy Mitch, Sony Support, July 10, 2015
Hi Nneptune.
We can feel your disappointment over these concerns. Thanks for sharing them with us, we will forward your feedback to the right department.
We can feel your disappointment over these concerns. Thanks for sharing them with us, we will forward your feedback to the right department.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com