The Sony ñ5000 (model ILCE-5000), is a rangefinder-styled digital mirrorless system camera announced by Sony on 7 January 2014. Since it includes near field communication and Wi-Fi, Sony billed it as "the world's lightest interchangeable lens camera" with Wi-Fi. It has been succeeded by the Sony ñ5100.
The Sony ILCE-5000 features a 20.1 Megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS Sensor for capturing pictures with high quality using the picture formats RAW and JPEG.
It can also record HD videos using the MPEG-4 format and AVCHD Progressive.
The BIONZ X image processor ensures fast processing speeds, improved noise reduction, and accurate colour reproduction.
It uses a 3-inch tilt-able LCD Screen.
The Sony Alpha 5000 (ILCE-5000 or ñ5000) has built-in Wi-Fi and NFC for transferring photos and videos from the camera wirelessly to a mobile device with Android or iOS installed, using the Sony Imaging Edge Mobile app.
Unlike the Sony ñ6000, the Sony ñ5000 does not feature a built-in viewfinder.
The Sony ñ5000 uses the Sony E-Mount for using Sony branded and third party lenses on the camera like many other Sony ILCE (Interchangeable Lens Camera with E-Mount) cameras.
The ñ5000 is compatible with all E-Mount Lenses, including APS-C and Full Frame lenses.
When using an E-Mount lens designed for a Full Frame camera, the Sony ñ5000 has a 1.5x crop factor, effectively narrowing the field of view
The Sony ñ5000 supports shooting photos in RAW (Sony ARW 2.3), JPEG and RAW+JPEG.
The Sony ñ5000 supports Memory Stick PRO Duoâ¢, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duoâ¢, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo, SD, SDHC and SDXC for storing photos and videos in the formats mentioned above (RAW, JPEG, RAW+JPEG).