Quick facts
Full name: Sony Alpha a3000
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2013 · Released about 13 years ago
- Sensor
- 23.5 × 15.6 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 20.1 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 281 g
- Battery
- Rechargeable battery NP-FW50)
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit photographers who need both stills and video, after checking autofocus, recording limits, and lens availability.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 28.21 mm
- Surface area
- 367 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 4.27 µm
- Pixel area
- 18.24 µm²
- Pixel density
- 5.48 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
23.5 × 15.6 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 20.1 MP
- Total pixels
- 20.4 MP
- Sensor
- 23.5 × 15.6 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 5,503 × 3,653
- Maximum image
- 5,456 × 3,632
- Crop factor
- 1.53
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 1–16,000
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 230,400 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
- Battery
- Rechargeable battery NP-FW50)
Body
- Weight
- 281 g
- Dimensions
- 101.6 × 58.1 × 38.3 mm
- Release year
- 2013
DigicamDB
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Rechargeable battery NP-FW50)
- Brand
- Sony
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 1.53
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 101.6 x 58.1 x 38.3 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 20.10
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- 100-16000 selectable in 1 EV steps
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 5456 x 3632
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920x1080 (60i/24p)
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- Alpha a3000
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- ✓
- Screen Resolution
- 230,400 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 5508 x 3648
- Sensor Size
- 23.5 x 15.6 mm
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
- Total Megapixels
- 20.40
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Electronic
- Weight
- 281 g
- White Balance Presets
- 9
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2013
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