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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1229 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers often highlight the Alpha a5100's excellent camera quality and ease of use, along with its compact size and convenient flip screen. Many appreciate its lightweight design and the inclusion of WiFi capabilities. However, some users mention concerns about battery life and occasional overheating, particularly during extended video recording. A few also comment on the price point and low-light image quality.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera fo a beginner.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great camera for a beginner. We really enjoyed using it to film and record may daughter's graduation. It was easy to use and produced nice quality pictures. Very intuitive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing camera for a great deal

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera is so easy to use and the images produces are excellent. Use it mostly to take pictures of my kids on events or for holidays and it never lets me down with crisp images

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful, convenient & pretty easy to use so far

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Much easier and convenient to use than my TRebel .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Camera for a beginner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use and great for people who doesn't know well how to use profesional camera :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera is great for me! I wanted something new that would take great pictures but I didn't wanna spend a ton of money. I lucked out when I went to Best Buy and spoke to the Sony specialist about the cameras. She gave a great recommendation for this particular camera especially since I am not a professional. For everyday use of my daily affairs this camera is perfect! The photos come out fantastic! Way better than my phone. Plus it connects to my phone via bluetooth and I'm able to share my pictures so quickly! So worth it! I would recommend this camera for a novice photo taker.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for beginners

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera is easy to use but if you like taking creative pictures it's not for you.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I need a replacement camera and this one was on sale and wow I like it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Camera !

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Camera produces amazing quality pictures and videos. Not very big so it’s perfect for traveling and vlogging. Perfect camera for anyone that’s new to photography.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for selfies and vlogging

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this camera to begin vlogging my life and taking better quality pictures. I have done photo shoots with this camera and the settings are super easy to understand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good camera overall

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good camera with lots of features. Only real down side is the glare on the view screen can be problematic, even at full brightness hard to see sometimes in sunlight. The various shooting modes work well but you need to know the menus well to change quickly between them if you are changing quickly, i.e. outdoor panorama at sunset to indoor portraits. Overall pleased with camera so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Took this on a cruise with my family. Was able to get some great shots especially the ones with my grandkids. Extremely easy to use. Not bulky at all.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great camera for a beginner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great camera for a beginner. makes me feel like a pro. photos are clear and good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Travel Camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera served me so well on my 31 day cross country trip. It took amazing photos and videos. I was shocked at its performance for size and price. Great camera.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice small size camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice camera. I have a large DSL but wanted something small and lightweight that would take quality pictures for trip to UK. This camera did not disappoint.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Takes great pictures

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We used this camera on a recent trip to Italy, Greece and Turkey. It was primarily used in the automatic mode as we were just getting used to it. It has many features. One negative comment that it is very hard or you can't even see the view finder in bright light. It does tip out but that doesn't help. Sometimes I was taing the picture blindly, but in the end the pictures came out fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    handful of fun

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good mirrorless camera to start off with but need additional lens for telephoto

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for any level

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was drawn to the camera for functionality and looks. Small, compact and big screen to review photos and videos. This camera takes great photos that even look really professional. The only downside is there is no viewpoint for what youre shooting so youre basically looking at the screen on what youre taking a photo of. With that said, when it is super sunny, it is pretty difficult to see the image. I simply placed my hand over right above the screen to see what I was photographing. Nonetheless, dont let that detere you from getting this camera. Great for videos, vlogging and photos.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good starter pack

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bad part is no mic port but great starter. I enjoy it a lot.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
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    Cons mentioned:
    Overheating

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for Everything BUT

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera is great for everything ,pictures ,vlogging, videos... BUT it over heats so you would have to break up recording times to give it a tiny break. Other then that it's awesome for the price gets the job done.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Night Time Photos

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The camera takes great pictures and is probably best to be used as a video pod cast camera. My phone camera takes great pictures as well and I had purchased this camera thinking it would be better than my phone. In some lights it does better but during the day my Galaxy S10+ takes fantastic pictures but at night the camera does a way better job capturing the aesthetics. The only other draw back I don't like is that the lens cover does not stay attached to the camera and I am always concerned about losing it. Then I get scratches all over the lens. I take this camera hiking and Kayaking so that is huge.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      We're happy to hear about your experience with your A5100 and lens. Thank you for the review! Sony_US

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