Model

Brand

SONY

Series

Alpha

Model

Alpha a5100

Part

ILCE-5100L/B

Details

Color

Black

Package Type

Single Lens Kit

Image Sensor

Image Sensor

Exmor APS-C CMOS

Image Sensor Size

23.5 x 15.6mm

Gross Pixels

24.7 MP

Effective Pixels

24.3 MP

Color Filter System

RGB primary color filters

Dust Cleaning System

Charge protection coating on Optical Filter

Image Processor

BIONZ X

White Balance

White Balance

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight), Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & color filter (G7 to M7: 15-steps, A7 to B7: 15-steps), Custom

Viewfinder

Viewfinder Type

Electronic

LCD Monitor

LCD

3.0" 921.6K Touch

Brightness Adjustment

Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

Focus

Focus Type

Auto/Manual

Focusing Modes

AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus

AF-assist Beam

Yes (with built-in LED type)

Focusing Point Selection

179 points (phase-detection AF) 25 points (contrast-detection AF)

Exposure

Exposure Control

iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection, Movie

Exposure Compensation

Still images: +/- 3.0EV (1/3EV steps)
Movies: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Metering System

Metering Modes: Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Metering Sensitivity: EV-1 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
Metering: Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering

ISO Sensitivity

Still images: ISO 100-25600 (1/3 EV step), AUTO (ISO 100-25600, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
Movies: ISO 100-12800 equivalent (1/3 EV step) / AUTO (ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit)

AE Lock

Yes: with shutter button (can be disabled from menu), custom button set available

Shutter

Shutter Type

Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter

Shutter Speed

Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (in 1/3 step), up to 1/60 in AUTO mode, up to 1/30 in Auto Slow Shutter mode

Self-timer

2-sec. or 10-sec. delay

Flash

Flash Type

Pre-flash TTL

Flash Mode

Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync, Wireless, Red-eye reduction (On/Off)

Flash Range

16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Drive System

Drive Modes

Single Shot, Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable), Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable), Self-timer (Cont. with 10 sec delay; 3/5 frames selectable), Bracket (Cont. / Single/ WB / DRO)

Continuous Shooting Speed

Hi: max. 6 fps, Lo: max. 3 fps JPEG Fine L: 56 frames, JPEG Standard L: 75 frames, RAW: 23 frames, RAW&JPG: 22 frames

Function

Scene Modes

Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur

Playback

Single (with or without shooting information, Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning) 12/30-frames index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 16.7x, M: 11.8x, S: 8.3x, Panorama (Standard): 19.2x, Panorama (Wide): 29.1x) Image orientation (Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Date/ Still/ MP4/ AVCHD/ XAVC S) Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect, Auto Review (10/ 5/ 2 sec, Off)

Recording System

Image Type

JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)

Color Space

Still: sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut), Adobe RGB with TRILUMINOS color
Movie: xvYCC standard (x.v.Color when connected via HDMI cable) Compatible with TRILUMINOS color

Recording Media

SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I compliant) / SD memory card Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo

Movie

Movie Format

XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4

Movie Recording

XAVC S:
Full HD - 1920 x 1080/60p@50Mbps
Full HD - 1920 x 1080/30p@50Mbps
Full HD - 1920 x 1080/24p@50Mbps

AVCHD:
PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps
FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps
FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps
FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps
FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps

MP4:
HD - 1440 x 1080/30p@12Mbps
VGA - 640 x 480/30p@3Mbps

Max. Recording Resolution

1920 x 1080

Lens

Compatible Lenses

Sony E-mount. Sony A-mount via optional LA-EA adapter

Lens Mount

Sony E-mount

Lens Spec

Mount Material: Metal
Optical Zoom: Approx. 3x
Direct Manual Focus: Yes
Low Noise During Movie Capture: Yes
Lens Stabilization: Optical SteadyShot
Macro Mode: Yes
Minimum Focus Distance: 9-13/16'' (.25m) (W) - 11-13/16'' (0.3m) (T)
AF for Movie Capture: Contrast AF
Lens Groups-Elements: 8 groups, 9 elements (4 aspheric surfaces)
Lens Weight: 4.1 oz.
Dimensions: 2.63" x 1.81" (Max. Diameter x Length)
Aperture (Max.): f/3.5 - 5.6
Aperture (Min.): f/22 - F32
Maximum Magnification: 0.215x
Aspheric Elements: 1 ED element, 3 aspheric elements
Aperture Blade: 7 Blades
Digital Zoom: Approx. 4x
EV Compensation: Still images: +/-3.0 EV (1/3EV steps selectable) Movies: +/-2.0 EV (1/3EV steps selectable)
Filter Diameter: 40.5mm
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 24mm - 77mm
Angle of View: 83-32 degrees

Interface

USB

Yes

HDMI

Yes

Built in Wifi

Yes

Mic

Stereo

Power Source

Battery

NP-FW50

Battery Life

Still Approx. 400 shots (CIPA standard)
Movies Actual recording: approx. 75 min (CIPA standard)
Continuous recording: approx. 110 min (CIPA standard)

Features

Features

Ultra-fast auto focus with 179 AF points and 6Fps

Capture life in high resolution with 24MP APS-C sensor

Instant sharing via smartphone with Wi-Fi and NFC

Record Full HD 1080/24/60P video up to 50MB/s

All the quality in half the size & weight of other DSLRs

Stunning low light photos with ISO range of 100-25600

Dimensions & Weight

Dimensions

Approx. 4.38" x 2.50" x 1.44"

Weight

Approx. 7.9 oz. (body only)
Approx. 10.0 oz. (With battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo)