Sony a5100 vs Sony Alpha 7 III

A summary of thoughts on this camera; The Good: - relatively inexpensive - very light - good option if you dont need any of the features offered by a6000 or a6300 - LCD screen looks great and functions well, even if the flip-up mode is a gimmick - app for your phone lets you wirelessly sync JPEGs (not RAWs) to your mobile device - the '?' button gives you a description of every single menu item, so helpful for a complete beginner! - I have had no trouble finding lots of options for lenses and accessories The Bad: - touchscreen is completely useless, just forget its there, its an anti-feature - atrocious battery life; when they say "300 pictures", *they mean it*. I end up around 50% battery after 150 or less pictures, sometimes this works out to costing 1% battery life per minute if I am taking a lot. You need to constantly monitor your battery life on this camera if you plan to be out all day - you need to spend a LOT of time learning the menu's, there are a lot of settings divided up over many sub-menus in non-intuitive ways - it can end up taking a lot of button presses and menu digging to adjust settings, so do not plan on doing this "on the fly", you really need to take the time to learn what settings you need, and then plan & configure them *before* you start shooting - there is no in-body stabilization (a premium feature), so you need to keep this in mind when using lenses that lack their own stabilization - sometimes I end up fighting with the auto-focus to get the right focus point, supposedly there is a way to 'nudge' it or make fine adjustments, but I haven't figured out how to use it, I mostly just keep it set to center-focus instead, but that does make certain framing situations more difficult (e.g

I started with Nikon, went to a Canon 5dmkii, have had other canons and also 3 fuji x series cameras Firstly, what kind of company ships a $2000 camera without a battery charger? I get it, it can plug into your computer to charge or car adapter via USB-C. But that means more wear and tear on the USB port which will eventually be loose and then have issues. When I get home I prefer to take my battery out and put it on the charger which will tell me when its charged. Second

Based on picture quality and features provided I would give this camera a 4 or 5. It is the other things that disappoint me. For the lack of features it should have and software and web site support I give it a 2. Sony needs to improve their software

The best camera for landscape photography we've tested is the Sony α7 III. Though it's now been replaced by the Sony α7 IV, this well-built camera remains a popular choice among newcomers and photography enthusiasts. It uses a 24-megapixel full-frame sensor that delivers incredibly high-quality images with a ton of dynamic range to give you more latitude when processing your photos.

Sony claims the autofocus on the 5100 is fast. It is. Out of hundreds of shots in burst mode at the show, very few missed focus. But it's the wealth o...

There seem to be a lot of confusing overlap, but once you dive deeper into each setting and dial down to the one that you want for a particular situat...

And more importantly, being able to use these interchangeable lenses to get that certain photographic look without breaking the bank or carrying such ...

The A9 has all of Sony’s bells and whistles, but it comes with a price tag to match. The new A7 models, however, bring many of the A9’s advancements down to more pedestrian price levels. These are certainly still professional level cameras — the A7 III runs for $1,999 without a lens, while the higher-resolution A7R III commands $3,199 — but the difference in price from the A9 leaves a lot of room for lenses or other necessary equipment.