Sony Alpha a5100

The Sony Alpha a5100 is a mirrorless camera launched on 08/17/2014.

Technically speaking, the Sony Alpha a5100 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 55 overall. The Sony Alpha a5100 weights 283 gr and spans 110 x 63 x 36 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 a5100 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 48, ranks in the category best 39%.
• Speed Performance - Score 49, ranks in the category best 39%.
• Comfort - Score 77, ranks in the category best 3%.

On the contrary, the performance of Sony Alpha a5100 is below the category average in:

• Versatility - Score 52, ranks among the worst 28% 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 52% of its category. Sony Alpha a5100 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 42% of its category. Sony Alpha a5100 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Sony Alpha a5100 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 64, ranks in the best 36% of its category. Sony Alpha a5100 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 65, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Sony Alpha a5100 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.