Canon EOS M3 vs Sony A5000
Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.
Lowest now
$275
MSRP
$679
-60% vs MSRP
Lowest since we started watching
The lowest we've seen, though we've only been tracking this one for 6 days. $275 is the floor so far, which is not the same as a floor. That's 40% of the $679 MSRP. Prices have been steady this month.
Lowest now
$234
MSRP
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Lowest since we started watching
The lowest we've seen, though we've only been tracking this one for 6 days. $234 is the floor so far, which is not the same as a floor. Prices are down 6.4% over the last 30 days.
Specs side by side
| Canon EOS M3 | Sony A5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Canon | Sony |
| Family | Canon EOS M | Sony Alpha |
| Category | body | body |
| Body type | Mirrorless | Mirrorless |
| Mount | Canon EF-M | Sony E |
| Sensor | APS-C | APS-C |
| Sensor family | — | — |
| Megapixels | 24.2 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Autofocus | — | — |
| IBIS | — | — |
| Weather sealed | — | — |
| Max video | — | — |
| Max native ISO | — | — |
| Body weight | — | 269 g |
| Dimensions | — | — |
| Body material | — | — |
| Released | 2015-02-06 | 2014-03-01 |
| Discontinued | — | — |
| Status | discontinued | discontinued |
| MSRP | $679 | — |
| Current low | $275 | $234 |
| vs MSRP | -60% | — |
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The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.