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2024-09-25T20:00:00
I call this my my pocket camera. small, compact and oozing with power. just the job with a professional result. Cool man!
Davmac25

2023-09-18T20:00:00
The camera is compact and versatile for what it is. Unfortunately the dim screen makes the lack of EVF challenging in direct sunlight. The UI is terrible. And the camera is fairly outdated and lacking many features.
jackjt8

2020-10-09T15:00:07
Great camera,I highly recommend
Seyi D.
2020-08-27T20:00:00
This is the best camera I have bought in a long time, the electronic view finder is best suited for me as I wear glasses, The lens is the best I have and can get the best wedding photographs and portrait for my portfolio, a Sony camera well worth the money, Thank you Sony for this excellent camera.
Darren68

2020-06-29T07:07:35
Happy with this camera for the non-photographer in our family
ARTHUR F.
2020-06-06T20:00:00
I have nine wall sized prints made (at or over 36" X 25") from the camera-am running out of wall space. Great enlargements!
IowaIBO

2020-04-27T20:00:00
So glad I made this choice this camera is incredible I’m so happy with it
Saja91

2020-04-07T20:00:00
I bought this camera years ago always comes in handy for memories. only didn't give 5 stars because uploading videos is kind of a task
Krystal D.

2020-03-07T19:00:00
I bought this 3 months ago. So far I'm very happy with it
Phillip306

2020-01-10T19:00:00
WIFI wont connect to mobile phone and having to use remote function and code wont scan - returning to shop.
CMUR

2020-01-03T19:00:00
Was looking for a lightweight camera for hiking. But still wanted good quality photos. This camera fits the bill perfectly. Great value for the price
Graeme G.

2019-12-27T10:52:27
I really liked the a5100. It's size, image quality, and general performance were everything I wanted. However, I live in the Florida Keys, and without a viewfinder the LCD was just too difficult to see. I tend to shoot Manual, and the combination of strong sunlight, and small settings information on the LCD resulted in too much time being spent on trying to make/correct exposure settings. Loved everything else about it, but couldn't justify the expense of keeping it.
William B.
2019-12-20T19:00:00
Nice and compact with the full functions of a DSLR with touch screen and remote control by phone
Redscorpian

2019-09-01T20:00:00
I bout this camera on a sper of the moment and it was a good one
nill 9.

2019-07-18T20:00:00
I bought this a little over 3 months ago and now all of a sudden it stopped working and won't turn on. I use the camera not to often for the battery to have died already.
wd92

2019-06-06T20:00:00
Just bought A5100 and am well pleased. SLR quality with many features. Full auto through to manual it's a delight. At this price you can't beat it.
Tinsl

2019-05-28T20:00:00
I am a self employed photographer and film maker. I bought this camera to use on a family holiday to Orlando. It is compact and full of features, however it came close to being thrown on a couple of occasions. We wanted to capture memorable occasions both in photo and video. This camera however cannot handle video at all. Don't get me wrong, it creates lovely images and AVCHID files but the camera literally cannot record film for any length of time. We missed out on the Disney parade as the camera shut down after about 15 minutes due to overheating. Granted the outside temp was 30+ degrees but I screened the camera from direct sunlight whilst filming. The camera would not switch back on for some time and we had to default to our iPhones. This continued throughout the holiday and ended up being left at the accommodation in the end. Either that, or it would have met its fate at the bottom of a lake. We put the fault down to the hot temperatures, but on returning to the UK I used the Sony on a tripod to film an outside concert. This was used alongside my main Nikon camera's, and even a DJI OSMO just to capture all angles. Of 4 cameras the Sony packed it yet again due to overheating. I even opened the battery compartment door to aid cooling, but only lasted little over 5 minutes before shutting down again. Overall, I am very disappointed in this camera and has changed my mind from changing from Nikon to the 7 series. If you want a compact camera for a holiday or point & shoot this is a decent camera. Just don't expect it to perform for extended filming. Literally nothing beyond 20 minutes, which is poor as it couldn't be used to film a party, wedding etc due to the overheating issue that needs resolving.
Skysnapper

2019-04-06T20:00:00
I bought this about a month ago and I never knew it would be so small. The camera after a while feels like your holding a clutch! This little baby has everything worth your wild like the interchangeable lens, wifi, flip screen and apps! I didn't expect this camera to have that in it. I would say it's an intermediate camera. You have to play with the settings to get feel of what is going on with it. I had a small problem sometimes when I shoot with outside the camera goes black on me. It's not all the time but it's been on my mind lately. I think because it does get overheated. Although, it's a great camera to use.
DonishaC

2019-02-21T19:00:00
Great little camera, loads of features, best in class.
FraserP

2019-02-05T19:00:00
Bought this camera brand new and has given me so many problems since then. Starting with the camera over heating after the 10 min. mark. It is not charging properly, and looses all my data from the memory cards. Bought this camera for vlogging purposes, never again. Still seeing what I am going to do since I have to keep uploading content every week.
Kirian_13

2019-01-09T19:00:00
I bought this product not longer than a week ago and it's already blowing my mind. Exceptional!
ArtificiallyNando

2019-01-02T19:00:00
I can not film for more than 20 minutes before my camera shuts off due to over heating. This is so frustrating and it's been more than 2 weeks so I cannot return the product either. A complete waste of money for me.
alexandriarose

2018-11-22T19:00:00
Very great features for the intermediate to professional user. I love the affordability of this mirrorless Dslr. Professional quality at affordable price
PatchMan

2018-11-07T19:00:00
The camera is simple to use although I found the screen scratched quite easily so would recommend fitting a saver film
alex0002

2018-10-10T20:00:00
I bought just a few weeks age. happy with camera but the manual is confusing.
a1bp

2018-10-05T20:00:00
First time buying a camera I love it. Great that we can link it with iphone
Damo1st

2018-09-29T20:00:00
We bought this camera for our 2 week vacation overseas. It was perfect! We enjoyed using the selfie feature more than we thought. It took beautiful photos in all lighting. The only thing we couldn't figure out is how to take better photos of backlit scenes, but I think that's a user errors. It takes photos quickly. We couldn't be happier. Perfect for a a novice who wants great photos, and wants to learn more about photography without being overwhelmed.
ladyO

2018-09-28T20:00:00
I bought this camera on a friends recommendations. It appears to be a great camera. I wanted a camera that was light, easy to carry and portable which it is. But also has a great zoom facility. However the documentation is abysmal and so is the web site. I have no idea how to use all the features.
PAGB

2018-09-21T20:00:00
My husband bought me this camera for our wedding anniversary. I love it! I've been using it as often as I can
Leonafi

2018-08-11T20:00:00
A viewfinder and 4k 30p video. 1080 120p would be nice too.
TaylorMatson

Interchangeable lens digital camera with built-in flash
Sony E-mount lenses
APS-C type (23.5 x 15.6mm) "Exmor" CMOS sensor
Effective: Approx. 24.3 megapixels 
 Number of pixels (total): Approx. 24.7 megapixels
3:02
R, G, B primary color
Charge protection coating on Optical Filter
JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
L: 6000 x 4000 (24M)
 M: 4240 x 2832 (12M) 
 S: 3008 x 2000 (6.0M)
L: 6000 x 3376 (20M) 
 M: 4240 x 2400 (10M) 
 S: 3008 x 1688 (5.1M)
Wide: horizontal 12,416 x 1,856 (23M), vertical 5,536 x 2,160 (12M), Standard: horizontal 8,192 x 1,856 (15M), vertical 3,872 x 2,160 (8.4M)
RAW 
 RAW & JPEG 
 JPEG Fine 
 JPEG Standard
13 types: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key, Soft Focus(High/Mid/Low), HDR Painting(High/Mid/Low), Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature(Auto/Top/Middle(H)/Bottom/Right/Middle(V)/Left), Watercolor, Illustration (High/Mid/Low)
13 types: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key, Soft Focus(High/Mid/Low), HDR Painting(High/Mid/Low), Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature(Auto/Top/Middle(H)/Bottom/Right/Middle(V)/Left), Watercolor, Illustration (High/Mid/Low)
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia 
(Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps))
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White, Sepia 
(Contrast (-3 to +3 steps), Saturation (-3 to +3 steps), Sharpness (-3 to +3 steps))
Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level (1-5)), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1.0-6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step))
sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Color
sRGB standard (with sYCC gamut) and Adobe RGB standard compatible with TRILUMINOS Color
Yes
XAVC S 
 AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant 
 MP4
XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
 AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
 MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
 MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.26
XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 
 MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.26
1280 x 720 (120p, 50M) 
 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50M) 
 1920 x 1080 (30p, 50M) 
 1920 x 1080 (24p, 50M)
1920 x 1080 (60p, 28M, PS) / Approx.28Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) 
 1920 x 1080 (60i, 24M, FX) / Approx.24Mbps (Maximum bit-rate) 
 1920 x 1080 (60i, 17M, FH) / Approx.17Mbps (Average bit-rate) 
 1920 x 1080(24p, 24M, FX) / Approx.24Mbps(Maximum bit-rate) 
 1920 x 1080(24p, 17M, FH) / Approx.17Mbps(Average bit-rate)
1440 x 1080 (30fps) / Approx.12Mbps (Average bit-rate) 
 VGA (640 x 480, 30fps) / Approx.3Mbps (Average bit-rate)
Audio Level Display 
 Audio Rec Level 
 Dual Video REC 
 AF Tracking Duration 
 AF Drive Speed 
 Auto Slow Shutter 
 HDMI Info. Display (ON/OFF selectable)
1920 x 1080 (60p) / 1920 x 1080 (60i), YCbCr 4:2:2 8bit/ RGB 8bit
Memory Stick PRO Duo 
 Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo 
 Memory Stick XC-HG Duo 
 SD memory card SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant) 
 SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant)
Long exposure NR: available of shutter speeds longer than 1 sec. 
High ISO NR: Normal/Low
Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent < Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight> / Flash /Underwater/ Color Temperature <2500 to 9900K> & color filter 
Yes 
3 frames, H/L selectable
3 frames, H/L selectable
Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)
Exmor CMOS sensor
179 points (phase-detection AF) 
 25 points (conotrast-detection AF)
EV-1 to EV20 (ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C (Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus
Wide (179 points (phase-detection AF), 25 points(contrast-detection AF)) / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L) / Lock-on AF ( Wide / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot (S/M/L))
Lock-on AF 
 Eye AF (predictive control) 
 Other features (predictive control, focus lock) 
 AF illuminator (with built-in LED type)
Approx. 0.3- approx. 3.0m (with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
Yes, with LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 (Sold separately)
1200-zone evaluative metering
Exmor CMOS sensor
EV-1 to EV20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached)
Multi-segment 
 Center-weighted 
 Spot
iAUTO 
 Superior Auto 
 Programmed AE (P) 
 Aperture priority (A) Shutter-speed priority (S) 
 Manual (M) 
 Movie (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M)) 
 Sweep Panorama 
 Scene Selection
Portrait 
 Sports Action 
 Macro 
 Landscape 
 Sunset 
 Night Scene 
 Hand-held Twilight 
 Night Portrait 
 Anti Motion Blur
Still images: +/- 3.0EV (1/3EV steps) 
 Movies: +/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)
Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. (Auto/On/Off selectable)
Still images: ISO 100-25600 (1/3 EV step) 
 AUTO (ISO 100-25600, selectable lower limit and upper limit) 
 Movies: ISO 100-12800 equivalent (1/3 EV step) / AUTO (ISO 100-12800 equivalent, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
Type: 7.5cm (3.0-type) wide type TFT 
 Touch panel: yes 
 Number of dots (total): 921,600 dots 
 Brightness control: Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode 
 Adjustable angle: Up by approx. 180 degrees 
 WhiteMagic: Yes
Graphic Display 
 Display All Info 
 No Disp. Info 
 Histogram
ON/OFF
Yes Focus Magnifier (5.9x, 11.7x)
Yes
Yes (Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off, Color: White/Red/Yellow)
Yes (Center/Aspect/Safety Zone/Guideframe)
Yes (Rule of 3rds Grid/Square Grid/Diag. + Square Grid/Off)
Modes: On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off 
 Face registeration: Yes 
 Face selection: Yes 
 Max. number of detectable: 8
Yes
Smile Shutter (Smile shutter, selectable from 3 steps) 
 Touch Shutter 
 Touch Focus 
 Self-portrait Self-timer (Yes, 3 sec delay/OFF selectable) 
 
 PlayMemories Camera Apps 
 Shooting Tips 
 Help guide 
 Clock Function,Setting 
 Area Setting 
 Shop Front Mode 
 Eye-Fi ready
Still images: Approx. 2x 
 Movies: Approx. 2x
M: Approx. 1.4x 
 S: Approx. 2x
L: Approx. 4x 
 M: Approx. 5.7x 
 S: Approx. 8x
Approx. 4x
Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Still images: 1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb 
 Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4(1/3 steps) up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode)
1/160 sec.
Yes
Built-in flash
4 (in meters at ISO 100)
16mm (focal-length printed on the lens body)
Pre-flash TTL
+/- 2.0EV (1/3EV steps)
1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 EV steps, 3/5 frames (1.0/2.0/3.0 EV : only 3 frames) selectable
Flash off 
 Autoflash 
 Fill-flash 
 Slow Sync. 
 Rear Sync. 
 Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable)
Approx. 3 sec
Single Shooting 
 Continuous shooting (Hi/Lo selectable) 
 Self-timer (10/2 sec delay selectable)
 Self-timer (Cont.) (with 10 sec delay 3/5 frames selectable) 
 Bracket: Single 
 Bracket: Cont. 
 White Balance bracket 
 DRO bracket
Continuous shooting: Hi: max. 6 fps / Lo: max. 3 fps
JPEG Fine L: 56 frames 
 JPEG Standard L: 75 frames 
 RAW: 23 frames 
 RAW&JPG: 22 frames
Single (with or without shooting information, Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning) 
 12/30-frames index view 
 Enlarged display mode (L: 16.7x, M: 11.8x, S: 8.3x, Panorama (Standard): 19.2x, Panorama (Wide): 29.1x) 
 Image orientation (Manual/Off selectable) 
 Slideshow 
 Panorama scrolling 
 Folder selection (Date/ Still/ MP4/ AVCHD/ XAVC S) 
 Forward/Rewind (Movie) 
Delete 
 Protect 
Auto Review (10/ 5/ 2 sec,
View on Smartphone 
 Send to Computer 
 View on TV
One-touch remote 
 One-touch sharing
One-touch remote 
 One-touch sharing
Mass-storage, MTP, PC remote
Yes
Yes (Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n(2.4GHz band) )
HDMI micro connector (Type-D) 
 BRAVIA Sync (Control for HDMI) 
 PhotoTV HD 
 4K Still Image PB
Yes
Built-in stereo microphone
Built-in, monaural
Exif Print, Print Image Matching III, DPOF setting
Yes
Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion
One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50
Approx. 400 shots (CIPA standard)
Approx. 75 min (CIPA standard)
Approx. 110 min (CIPA standard)
Yes
AC Adaptor AC-PW20 (sold separately)
Still images: approx. 2.3W (with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached), Movies: approx. 4.1W (with E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens attached)
4.4 x 2.5 x 1.4" (109.6 x 62.8 x 35.7mm)
10 oz (284g) with battery and Memory Stick PRO Duo

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Major resolution and AF speed boosts as Sony officially ends the NEX line. The Sony A5100 is a mirrorless interchangeable-lens compact digital camera (MILC) built on an upgraded 24.3MP APS-C sensor, features...

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Amazing little gadget
By KDK16
I bought this after looking at many reviews online. It was highly recommended by many youtubers. It is an excellent camera. Great quality pictures and the flip screen helps a lot too. You have to fiddle around with it a little but overall amazingly little piece of technology. Well worth the money.
easy to use, with lots of choices
By leicester c.
I wanted a camera that would have automatic features and be easy to carry, but also one that I could adapt by changing lenses. Sony 5100 so far answers all these needs. It is so easy to take beautiful pictures.
The Sony a5100 is built on an upgraded 24.3MP APS-C sensor, features Wi-Fi and NFC capabilities so it will work in tandem with a smart phone or tablet, and is loaded with many video and still imaging features. The A5100, which accepts Sony's E-mount lenses, replaces the NEX-5T in Sony's MILC lineup
Who it's for:
For snapshooters looking to upgrade from a smart phone or compact digital camera, the A5100 offers a large selection of interchangeable lenses, much better image quality, fast and responsive autofocus based on 179 wide-area focal plane phase-detection AF points, and 6fps continuous AF/AE shooting. The camera has a handy touch-screen interface that includes the ability to touch any part of the screen and the scene snaps into focus. Other AF features include Lock-on AF for active subjects, and Eye AF, which detects and focuses on a subject's eye-big plus when shooting portraits.
For DSLR owners, the A5100 is a rich-featured camera in a more compact body. The camera's sensor and many of its features are identical to those found on the more expensive Sony A6000 (which also has an eye-level viewfinder) but the interface is designed for intuitive operation, even for users who have little or no technical knowledge.
Sony A5100 vs. A5000 vs A6000
Let's see how the A5100 compares to other cameras in the Sony APS-sensor MILC lineup.
Vs. the Sony A5000: Both the A5100 and the older A5000 are positioned as step-ups from smartphones and compact digital cameras, and also as smaller alternatives to entry-level DSLRs. The A5100 offers a slightly higher-resolution sensor (24.3 vs. the a5000's 20MP); Sony also boosted the top ISO from 16,000 to 25,600 and added touch screen operation to the flip-up LCD. The AF system has been bumped up to a faster, hybrid Phase Detection/Contrast Detection system, with 179 Phase detection AF points and 25 contrast-detection AF points. The A5000 only had contrast detection. Burst rate is almost doubled, to 6fps with a maximum of 56 frames per burst, also twice the capacity of the A5000.
Vs. the Sony A6000: Both cameras share the same 24.3MP sensor, top ISO of 25,600, hybrid AF system, and large buffer capacity. The big advantage of the Sony A6000 is that it has a built-in eye-level electronic viewfinder, which can be a big plus especially when shooting in bright sunlight.
The Sony A5100 In Depth
Focus: Sony has come up with several ways to make its autofocus system stand out: It offers a dual-AF system that combines Phase detection and Contrast detection with 179 AF points that span almost the entire image (this works for both stills and movies), 6fps burst rate with AF tracking (great for capturing moving subjects). Touch-screen control lets you put your finger on the part of the image you want in focus and the image jumps into focus. In addition, the camera has lock-on AF, Eye AF (focuses on the closest eye in a portrait), and you can change the size of the AF spots or shoot with Zone AF.
Sony claims AF capture speed of 0.07 seconds, which is pretty darn close to instantaneous. If you prefer to focus manually, Sony offers Peaking MF, which highlights the in-focus areas of the image in real time, and a focus magnifier with 5.9x and 11.7x magnifications.
The Sensor: The A5100 utilizes a newly-developed 24.3MP Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor that employs the same gapless on-chip lens structure as the full-frame sensor in the A7R, which Sony says will improve overall image quality and especially low-light performance.
LCD Monitor: The 921,600 dot resolution 3-inch TFT LCD monitor flips out up to 180 degrees. So, even if you are using this camera instead of your Smart Phone, you can still shoot selfies. And speaking of smart phones...
Connectivity: Wi-Fi connectivity allows you to control your camera with your compatible Smartphone or Tablet. Frame an image on your smartphone's LCD, and simply click the camera's shutter you're your device. You can even transfer the images taken directly to your mobile device for quick editing and uploading. With NFC (near field communication) - connectivity has been simplified to one touch. Simply touch the camera to the compatible NFC enabled device to connect.
You can use your wireless connection to trick out your camera with PlayMemories Camera Apps, which give you greater control and choices for portrait, close-up, time-lapse and other types of photography. You can then share and save photos via Wi-Fi and view them on your smartphone or post them on social media without connecting to a computer.
Picture Effects and Creativity: The Sony A5100 has 13 Picture Effects: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key , Soft Focus(High/Mid/Low), HDR Painting(High/Mid/Low), Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature(Auto/Top/Middle(H)/Bottom/Right/Middle(V)/Left), Watercolor, and Illustration(High/Mid/ Low). There are 5 levels of dynamic range optimization, and creative color intensity settings for Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, Black & White and Sepia, as well as manual contrast, saturation and sharpness controls.
Making movies: Make movie magic with Full HD 1920 x 1080 video in cinematic 24p, or capture fast action at incredible 60p and 60i frame-rates.3 Made even easier with the 5100's 179 point AF (auto focus) system - tracking moving subjects is not a problem. Selectable in-camera - XAVC S for broadcast quality - high 50Mb/s bitrate, Blu-ray quality - AVCHD or simple and easier upload to the web - MP4 codecs are available. For serious videographers, uncompressed 8bit 4:2:2 clean-screen video files to external recording devices is possible via the HDMI connection.
You can choose 7 types of movie picture effects: Posterization (Color), Posterization (B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R/G/B/Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera(Normal/Cool/Warm/Green/Magenta), Soft High-key. Recording formats are AVCHD, XAVC S, and MP4, and compression modes are XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264. The camera has a built-in stereo microphone.
Customization: You can reprogram the camera to do what you want. Two dials on top and a rear-mounted control wheel allow quick selection of shooting modes and camera settings. In addition to the Fn button, there are seven customizable buttons on this camera which can be assigned any of 47 functions.