Sony Alpha A3000

The Sony Alpha A3000 is a mirrorless camera launched on 27/08/2013.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha A3000 ranks well below the category average, scoring 48 overall. The Sony Alpha A3000 weights 411 gr and spans 128 x 91 x 85 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Sony Alpha A3000 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 48, ranks in the category best 49%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha A3000 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks among the worst 21% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 10% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 60, ranks among the worst 36% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 47, ranks in the best 54% of its category. Sony Alpha A3000 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Sony Alpha A3000 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 43, ranks in the best 75% of its category. Sony Alpha A3000 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 52, ranks 10% in its category. Sony Alpha A3000 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 54, ranks 13% in its category. Sony Alpha A3000 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Sony Alpha A3000 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 245.0 GBP and 245.0 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Sony Alpha A3000 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.