Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Alpha NEX-5
Sony
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 14 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4592 x 3056
- ISO
- Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
- 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
- 7.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (Accessory Port)
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
- Format
- AVCHD
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 920,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion NP-FW50 rechargeable battery & charger
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 287 g (0.63 lb / 10.12 oz)
- Dimensions
- 111 x 59 x 38 mm (4.37 x 2.32 x 1.5″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Mini Type C)
- Remote control
- Yes (InfraRed (optional))
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →