Sony Alpha ?5000 20.1 Megapixel Mirrorless Camera Body Only

The freedom to shoot beautifully

Bring the power and flexibility of interchangeable-lens digital camera photography wherever you go, with ?5000-the world's lightest interchangeable-lens digital camera

Create your own stunning photos and movies Every gorgeous detail is yours to capture in any type of lighting.

Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor

This remarkable sensor has all the elements for world-class images: top sensitivity, extreme dynamic range, unsurpassed detail, and low noise.

BIONZ X image processing engine

Expect superlative results with Sony's latest processing engine: truer color rendering, better noise reduction, and hyper-real detail via high-speed processing.

High sensitivity ISO 100-16000

High sensitivity lets you capture in low light without a flash, or clearly freeze fast-moving action, and minimizes noise while maximizing detail.

World's most selected image sensor Sony is the world's No. 1 manufacturer of image sensors for digital cameras and video recorders.

Full HD movie shooting

Capture the scene in stunning Full HD

Simply press the MOVIE button to record a beautiful HD movie in AVCHD format. Choose a fast 1080/60i setting for super-smooth action scenes, or slower 24p to get that traditional cinematic look.

Handy innovations for taking great shots

Making it easier to capture every beautiful memory

Whether you're snapping a photo of yourself with your best friends, or taking a vibrant night shot in a bustling city, these innovations help ensure your photos are as beautiful as the experiences that inspire them.

Perfectly composed self-portraits

Now you can easily capture yourself striking the perfect pose - alone or with someone special. Simply flip the LCD screen up and fine-tune the composition. For the best results, Soft Skin Effect intelligently smoothes any wrinkles or dullness.

Soft Skin Effect

Soft Skin Effect smoothes any wrinkles or dullness, so you can be confident that you will always look your best.

Face Detection and Smile Shutter

These features ensure that faces look fantastic, with clear focusing and smiles captured at that perfect moment.

Auto Object Framing

This function crops your shot for maximum appeal-without marked loss of quality, thanks to By Pixel Super Resolution Technology and the Exmor sensor.

Express yourself with Picture Effect

Bring your photos and movies to lifeTurn everyday scenes into works of art with Picture Effect. Experiment with thirteen modes on photos or movies, and view them in real-time on the LCD screen to achieve the perfect look.

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20.1 MP Exmor HD APS sensor

You get incredible detail and gorgeous enlargements. Thanks to the large 20.1 megapixel APS-C sensor size and Sony Exmor APS HD CMOS technology, the camera achieves high resolution images with no penalty in low-light sensitivity or sensor noise.

Photo Creativity feature

The a5000 provides easy access to Picture Effect settings as well as controls for Background Defocus, Brightness, Color and Vividness. Just activate Photo Creativity, choose the appropriate item then adjust while viewing in real-time on the LCD screen. The ability to combine settings offers nearly unlimited creative control, and lets you compensate for tricky lighting.

Superior Auto mode

Use Superior Auto mode to shoot photos and movies with the ease of a compact digital camera. In this mode, the camera recognizes the current shooting environment then adjusts settings for optimal results. Superior Auto also includes Auto HDR and Hand-held Twilight modes, both of which employ image compositing technology to handle difficult lighting by recording multiple images at high speed then compositing them to produce the final photo.

Hand-held Twilight Mode

Get cleaner and sharper nighttime pictures beyond the capability of traditional cameras without using flash or a tripod. The camera leverages the large, APS-C image sensor and captures six images in a fraction of a second. Combining the data from all six creates a single image of extraordinary detail and low noise.

Anti-Motion Blur mode

Corrects for subject movement to capture amazingly clean and sharp images in low light. The camera leverages the large, APS-C image sensor and captures six images in a fraction of a second. Combining the data from all six creates a single image that minimizes subject blur.