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Sony Alpha NEX-5

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Specifications

Body Type
Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Lens Mount
Sony E
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
APS-C (23.4 x 15.6 mm)
Effective Pixels
14 megapixels
Image Stabilization
No
Focus Points
25
Max Resolution
4592 x 3056
Screen Size (inch)
3.0
Announced
2010-05-11

Sony Alpha NEX-5 Price

Sony Alpha NEX-5 is only available used, starting at $190 on Amazon and $123 on eBay.
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Sony Alpha NEX-5 vs other cameras

Percentiles show how this camera ranks versus the dataset for each spec (higher = better relative rank).

Overall
34th
Below avg • 5 metrics

Strengths

Top 3
Number of Focus Points
64th
Continuous Drive (fps)
56th
Autofocus Types
23th

Where it lags

Bottom 3
Announced
7th
Effective Pixels
20th
Autofocus Types
23th

All metrics

Sorted by percentile (high → low)
Number of Focus Points
64th
Continuous Drive (fps)
56th
Autofocus Types
23th
Effective Pixels
20th
Announced
7th
Note: “Announced” represents the camera’s announcement date, ranked across all cameras. Newer releases are considered better for this comparison.
7ArtisansAF 35mm F1.8 LiteFujifilm X, Sony Ef/1.835 mm2026-01-07
$169
7ArtisansAF 50mm F1.8 LiteFujifilm X, Sony E—55 mm2026-01-07
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7ArtisansAF 25mm F1.8 LiteFujifilm X, Sony Ef/1.825 mm2026-01-06
$73
SonyFE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS IISony E, Sony FEf/3.5-5.628–70 mm2025-12-02
$497
Meike85mm F1.8 SE IILeica L, Nikon Z, Sony E, Sony FEf/1.885 mm2025-11-12
$229
Tamron25-200mm F2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2Sony E, Sony FEf/2.8-5.625–200 mm2025-10-21
$878
Laowa200mm F2 AF FFCanon EF, Canon EF-S, Nikon Z, Sony E, Sony FEf/2200 mm2025-10-15
$1,799
SiruiAurora 35mm F1.4Fujifilm X, Leica L, Nikon Z, Sony E, Sony FEf/1.435 mm2025-10-10
$529
SonyFE 100mm F2.8 Macro GMSony E, Sony FEf/2.8100 mm2025-09-30
$1,381
ViltroxAF 9mm F2.8 AirNikon Z, Sony Ef/2.89 mm2025-09-19
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180 lenses found.