Alpha 5000, Mirrorless Camera Smallest Ever Made Sony

This camera is Sony's first mirrorless camera that bears the name of Alpha, where not long ago the Japanese electronics vendors have removed all the brand NEX line of cameras and uniform medium with the first name Alpha. This blog about Information Technology and The Latest Gadgets.

The camera is launched at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2014 in Las Vegas This design is similar to the NEX 5, but even smaller body size and the weight was lighter. You could say this is mirorless smallest camera ever made ​​by Sony.

However, the size is still small and lightweight less than mirrorless cameras Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1, which only has a body dimension of 98.5 x 54.9 x 30.4 mm and weighs only 204 grams when juxtaposed with battery and SD memory card. While Alpha 5000 measures 110 x 63 x 36 mm and weighs 269 grams, including the battery.

Citing Gizmag page, there are advantages to this camera is the sensor APS-C 20-megapixel resolution and BIONZ image processor that is used on a full frame camera Sony Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R.

In addition, Alpha 5000 is also equipped with Wi-Fi and Near field Communication (NFC) for sharing photos to smartphones and tablets wirelessly. This feature also allows users to shoot images remotely via the handset as a trigger. Plus a 3-inch LCD screen that can tilt models rotated through 180 degrees and the optical zoom lever on the camera body to help record a video.

Alpha 5000 is also equipped with the E-mount lenses that can be paired with 22 different lenses. The camera will ship in March 2014 at a price of around U.S. $ 600 or U.S. $ 7.3 million bundled 16-50mm kit lens.

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