Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Alpha a3000
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5456 x 3632
- ISO
- ISO 100-16000 selectable in 1 EV steps
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Sony E
- Number of focus points
- 25
- Manual focus
- Yes (Focus Peaking Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
- Image stabilization notes
- Lens-based (where applicable)
Exposure and shooting
- Continuous drive
- 2.5 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (Built-in, Pop-up Auto)
- External flash
- Yes (hot shoe)
Video and audio
- Format
- AVCHD, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.7× (0.47× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 230,400
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Battery description
- NP-FW50
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 470
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 411 g (0.91 lb / 14.50 oz)
- Dimensions
- 128 x 91 x 85 mm (5.04 x 3.58 x 3.35″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Type C mini))
- Remote control
- Yes (via optional RM-VPR1)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →