Sony a5000
Mirrorless Camera
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Sony NEX-5N
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Sony Alpha a5000
Best price
$448
- Slightly cheaper street price $448 vs $482
- Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 16.1 MP
- Newer camera March 2014 vs August 2011
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities NEX-5N does not have Wi-Fi
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Sony Alpha a5000
What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-5N
Best price
$482
$482
- Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
- Has 3D capture capabilities a5000 does not have 3D
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Sony Alpha NEX-5N
What the Sony a5000 and Sony NEX-5N have in common
- Weigh about the same 9.5 oz
- Similar Body sizes 15 in³ vs 16 in³
- Similar image sensor size 367 in²
- interchangeable lenses
- HDR processing
- HDMI port
- panorama mode
- RAW capture
- flip out viewscreen
What’s missing from both the Sony a5000 and the Sony NEX-5N
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No hot shoe
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Sony a5000
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Sony NEX-5N
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