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Customer reviews

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

    Nice camera

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

    Camera is easy to use, nice size, takes great pictures.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    it maes pic taking so easy

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

    Nice and fairly easy to use. Fairly easy to pick up and use for professional looking photos.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent camera!!!

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

    I’m not a pro when it comes to camera but I would say this meets my expectations! Selfie camera is awesome the best feature for me! I love seeing myself while filming or vlogging and taking a selfie with my friends and family is fun too! Its light and fits right in my bags pocket!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Starter Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Absolutely love this Camera! Replaced my old Nikon Point and Shoot camera with this and really enjoy the configurability and capability of these Sony Cameras. The Sony apps also help make an amateur photographer look like a pro.

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

    Great price for a good camera

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

    Everything about this camera is awesome except I couldn’t give this camera 5 stars because it had no microphone jack it can use a Bluetooth mic but they are expensive

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

    Selfie camera

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

    For people trying to take good portrait selfies or get into doing photography this is a good beginner camera.

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

    Rated 5 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...Very easy to use...Highly recommended

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for makeup fotos

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

    Best picture, best zoom,best Size, The best camera

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

    The product is great!

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

    I never thought the camera was this versatile and very functional! Great product!

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

    Rated 5 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.

    First of all, the employees go above and beyond each time I walk into bestbuy so it wasn't a surprise for me to have this particular employee help me with all of the cameras and helped me choose this one. This is an excellent mirrorless camera! The lens it comes with is also amazing and it blurs the background.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for beginners

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

    Love this camera. We purchased this before going to Hawaii. We wanted a camera that would give great results, better than a iPhone and Galaxy. We got some awesome shots. This camera offers a lot of options for still shots & action pictures. It even offers helpful tips in the menu.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great camera!

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

    This camera takes fantastic pictures, I'm also using it for daily vlogging! Super easy to use!

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

    Good quality camera

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

    This is the perfect selfie camera,aswell as an overall good camera to take good landscape photos, the auto focus is good aswell it's just a good camera to have to keep memories

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for bloggers and regular photograpy

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

    We got this one as it is - no box. Last one in stock, as far what sales man said - sony does not manufacture those anymore. But overall we are very satisfied - great for selfies and vlogging. Performs alwesome in natural light, probably if want to be used in artificial light or dark - get an extra lens.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Social Media

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

    Great and easy to use. I love it but battery life is not the greatest

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for average consumers!

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

    Knowing absolutely nothing about the technical side of cameras, I wanted one that could teach me a little about various features. This camera has far surpassed my expectations. I love the user friendliness of the menus. I would highly recommend this camera for all experience range photographers.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for the price!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I do professional photography and videos and needed something small to carry with me to conventions. This is just the trick! I got it for less then $300 so i can not complain. The kit lens kind of sucks but it is what it is. Cant beat the price.

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

    fantastic high tech camera

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

    based on my personal experience with this camera i will recommend to all friends and family 100%

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

    Good overall not great for video

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

    Very good quality overall however camera over heats and shuts off if you try to record more then 20 minutes of video.

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

    EASY TO USE. TAKES GREAT PHOTOS.PRICED JUST RIGHT FOR MY BUDGET

    I would recommend this to a friend