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Sony - Alpha a5100 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm Retractable Lens - Black

Model:
ILCE5100L/B
SKU:
8428893
Highly rated by customers for:
Your price for this item is $549.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 1229 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

  • Ease of Use

    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.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Easy to use

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

    This camera is easy to use, many automatic features available, excellent quiality.!

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

    LOVE IT

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    MY WIFE USE IT EVERY DAY FOR PICTURES AND VIDEOS EASY TO USE

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • This camera is cool

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

    It has so many features to im still getting to know it’s crazy... I love my Camera

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great camera for ALL

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

    I have Canon 5d Mark III and a Canon 70d. I would trade both in for this camera IF it was full frame. But I will say not only the product surprised me but the knowledge of the employee when I purchased this camera. I don’t know if all employees carry this extensive depth of knowledge on all products. The kit lens is perfect for vlogging which is why I purchased in the first place.

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

    Great point and shoot

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

    I mainly use this for taking family pictures and stuff like that and it makes it so simple.

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

    The quality is amazing!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the quality of pictures and videos. The zoom features are great!

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

    Excellent camera for beginner

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

    My wife and I were moving across the country and wanted a nice camera, that was easy to use and took excellent pictures. This camera has been wonderful

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

    Great camera

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

    Awesome pictures from far away, can't wait to go to the mountains and really take great pictures.

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

    The best camera!

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

    Got this for my girlfriend for Mothers Day. She loves it! Real simple to use but has everything!

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

    Great camera

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

    Great quality pictures, a very powerful and pretty handy camera that will meet your expectations.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Flip screen

    Great camera

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

    Love this camera. It's the only one I could find with screen that flips over for vlogging.

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

    Best camera for taking pictures.

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

    Love it! I use this camera for taking pictures and video. Great camera.

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

    Sony 1080

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent quality for beginners cAmera vlog traveling family memories

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

    Great camera

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

    This camera is top noch, excellent, does all the things it says and then some.

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

    Best starter

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome camera for streaming and content creation!

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
      Posted .

      We're happy to hear about your experience with your A5100 and lens. Thank you for the review! Sony_US

  • Great camera

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

    This camera is cool! Love the selfie mode and how you can send photos to a smartphone

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

    Love

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

    Absolutely best camera i have had awesome picture and video quality.

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

    Love this

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

    We love this product it was exactly as advertised. It is such a great camera.

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

    Love!

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

    I absolutely love this camera! The quality of the pictures are amazing. Videos are just as good as the pictures! Love the features it has!

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

    Best camera

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

    The size and quality of this camera is perfect! I would highly recommend this camera.

    This review is from Sony - Alpha a5100 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm Retractable Lens - White

    I would recommend this to a friend
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