Sony A55 vs Sony A5000

Sony A5000 advantages over Sony A55

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A5000 test data on DxO Mark A55 test data on DxO Mark
  1,089 vs 818 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  420 vs 330 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  35 mm vs 84 mm
  Thinner
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Lighter weight
  388g vs 727g
  Lighter weight
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More pixels
  20.1 vs 16.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens