How about Sony Sony A5100 entry-level mirrorless camera?

The positioning of A5100 is equivalent to the previous NEX-5 series, and the positioning of A5000 is equivalent to the NEX-3 series. There is no inheritance relationship between the two.

The target users of A5100 are: 1. People who buy a camera at one time 2. People who upgrade from cards or entry-level SLRs 3. People who upgrade from entry-level mirrorless cameras 4. Mainly young/female users (Although Sony says it is suitable for both men and women, judging from many functional details including promotional videos, the preference is still there) For women, but the introduction of a color body does not mean that it is not specifically for women) There is actually nothing to say about the CMOS and image quality that domestic users value most. On the one hand, the APS-C mosaic sensor is basically like this, except for black technology (such as Fuji There will be no surprises other than Sigma and Sigma, and the current performance is completely adequate for the target users of this camera. In this era where the resolution war has become a thing of the past, imaging differences are no longer the main point of competition except for high-tech models (the promotion of any model will say that the picture quality is fine and the imaging is good);

Secondly, Sony now accounts for 50% of the world's CMOS share. Many competing products have followed Sony's lead, including the latest batch of medium formats (Phoneza Hasselblad Pentax). When opened, they all use the same CMOS... there is no difference. Sony I don't shy away from this, and openly regard this as my advantage.

Finally, except for some special low-end models, generally newly released products will use the most mainstream imaging system on the market at that time. Each JPEG algorithm will be different, but it is far from decisive (not There will be a situation like the A700 (ISO 400 was terrible). In this era when photo editing apps are everywhere, choosing a machine based on image quality is the second most unreliable thing (the first unreliable factor is color). If it is image quality control, you should start directly from the full frame, giving priority to Fuji X-Trans and Sigma X3

Let me first give a rough evaluation of the A5100. The official kit price is 4499. This price It is definitely high. The media's judgment is that it is within 4,000. The current price of A6000 is around 4,700, A5000 is 2,500, and NEX-5T has been discontinued. The A5100, which costs less than 4,000, is still very competitive. I believe it will be the same mainstream consumer model as the NEX-5 series in the future.

Back to the perspective of equipment editors, the most obvious upgrade of the A5100 is the focus. After the system is installed, I directly put down the A6000 and took some skateboard and bicycle themes during the on-site test shooting session. It should be said that the performance was good. With touch intelligent follow focus + high-speed continuous shooting, ordinary users will not have much problem shooting sports themes

As a mainstream consumer model, the A5100 has been improved in many aspects, but it is basically a regular technical update, with no black technology and no obvious shortcomings

After communicating with colleagues on the spot, from the equipment editor From a perspective, the imaging part of current cameras really does not require special attention (the reasons are the same as before). Instead, it is the quality of focus, speed, and control that determine whether you can take a photo. Take the picture first, and then you can say it is good.

It’s really not fun to talk about things all day long with landscape still life portraits shot at eye level. It is a favorite among middle-aged and elderly photography enthusiasts. The shooting themes of the younger generation are no longer limited to these. They take pictures on local streets when traveling, take pictures of children and cats and dogs at home, and girls take selfies. When inspiration comes, they take videos and time-lapses. After taking photos, they also want to create special effects. I still want to share it right away. Those seemingly useless things, such as flip screen, touch focus/shutter, wireless connection, NFC, APP... are to make photography more fun and allow users to take more thoughtful and different photos. /video. From this aspect, the A5100 can be said to have done well, and it makes sense for Sony to expect it to sell well.

The only thing I am not satisfied with during the on-site trial is that the flip screen cannot be flipped down. The 180-degree flip for selfies is useless for men, but it cannot be flipped down when shooting at high angles. It’s very troublesome. This is the result of Sony paying more attention to the selfie function of female users.

Finally, I would like to recommend PlayMemories Apps to all Sony mirrorless users (new machines support it, but I’m not sure whether the old models can be upgraded through firmware. Support the time-lapse photography LE application in ). Ordinary users can play time-lapse photography without additional accessories. Give it a try, it’s very fun