Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Alpha a5000 (ILCE 5000)
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 (23.2 x 15.4 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5456 x 3632
- ISO
- Auto, 100 - 16000
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Sony E
- Number of focus points
- 25
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 3.5 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- Yes (requires downloadable app)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60i/24p), 1440 x 1080 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (25 fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, AVCHD
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- None
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 460,800
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo
- Battery description
- NP-FW50 lithium-ion battery and USB charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 420
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 269 g (0.59 lb / 9.49 oz)
- Dimensions
- 110 x 63 x 36 mm (4.33 x 2.48 x 1.42″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (micro HDMI)
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →