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- 14.2 megapixels Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor - Large (APS-C size) image sensor captures very high resolution, low noise images with the quality of a DSLR camera: also supports HD video shooting
- 1080i HD movie - One-touch movie record captures crisp, detail-packed AVCHD video clips and stereo sound for enjoying on connected BRAVIA® TV
- Sweep Panorama with 3D - Capture extra-wide images and view in 3D on compatible TV (3D requires firmware update July 2010).
- .5cm/3" tilt-angle TruBlack LCD - Photo-quality (921k dot) screen with TruBlack technology for bright, extremely high contrast image preview
- High speed burst shooting - Capture fast-moving action with rapid burst shooting up to 7 frames per second (fixed AF)
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Supreme quality in a slim and light design
Step up to super fast, Digital SLR photography in a camera that’s no bigger or heavier than an everyday digital compact. The slim and stylish NEX-5N is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera weighing just 210 grams with exceptionally high performance, fast shooting response and simple touch screen operation. Discover the creative benefits of a sophisticated DSLR without compromising on size or weight. NEX-5N is slim enough to slip in and out of a bag or pocket – a perfect combination of portability, performance and ease of use.
Compact go-anywhere shooting
Take your NEX-5N wherever you go. Despite being equipped with a large APS-C size sensor and touch screen, this lightweight camera in magnesium alloy is small enough to carry around without weighing you down. Just 23.3mm thick at its thinnest point, NEX-5N is even slimmer than the award-winning NEX-5 with a sleek minimalist design that looks beautiful and fits comfortably in the hand.
Discover the creative benefits of a sophisticated DSLR without compromising on size or weight. Slim enough to slip in and out of a bag or pocket – a perfect combination of portability, performance and ease of use.
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Capture memories in supreme D-SLR quality
Small it may be but this camera performs like a pro. On board is a large, high resolution Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor with 16.1 megapixels so you can take D-SLR quality images with intense colour, rich tonal gradation and subtle background defocusing effects. This sophisticated sensor is similar in size and performance to those used in Sony a digital SLR cameras and more than 13 times larger than the 1/2.4" sensors found in most digital compact cameras.
Combined with a fast BIONZ image processor, the sensor provides crystal clear, low noise images and improved reproduction of fine details. As well as ensuring true-to-life pictures, BIONZ also provides the advanced processing power needed for high-speed contrast-detection AF, Sweep Panorama image stitching and Hand-held Twilight image composition. A maximum ISO sensitivity of 25600 - the highest ISO sensitivity in an interchangeable lens camera* - gives you the freedom to shoot at fast shutter speeds even in dimly lit environments to minimize camera shake or blur.
Rapid response everytime
With the world’s fastest release time lag of just 0.02 seconds* and high speed AF, NEX-5N gives you the flexibility to capture fast, dynamic action the moment it happens. This impressive release time lag – the time it takes the camera to begin image exposure after focusing – is due to a new electronic front shutter curtain and accelerating readout from the image sensor plus enhanced AF performance and image processing. New Object Tracking keeps moving subjects in perfect focus even while zooming in by locking on to them in the target frame so you can concentrate solely on composing your scene.
Total control at your fingertips
Touch the large 3.0” electrostatic touch screen and take full charge of your photography. Adjusting settings, capturing scenes and viewing photos is more convenient than ever. Control background defocus with one finger using a touch-sensitive indicator and bring a subject into focus simply by touching it on screen. You can use the touch screen along with the control wheel and soft keys to handle almost every camera operation for total ease and comfort.
New enhanced Picture Effect lets you modify images by changing colours, adding textures or including special visual effects – all without a PC.
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Creative photography by touch Keep it simple. A new Photo Creativity Touch interface gives you easy control of creative functions. Touch the Photo Creativity icon in Intelligent Auto mode to experience the artistic satisfaction of creative photography. Access seven different functions and settings by moving a finger over the touch screen including Picture Effect, Background Defocus Control, Soft Skin Effect, Colour, Brightness, Vividness and Self Timer or Continuous Advance. Better still, the effects of various settings can be viewed in real-time on the LCD monitor.
For maximum creativity, Picture Effect lets you modify images by changing colours, adding textures or including special visual effects – all without a PC. Transform simple shots into works of art using modes such as Toy Camera or Partial Colour. Choose from 11 Picture Effect modes including new HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Soft Focus and Miniature. You can even adjust the level of some effects for total creative control. One touch movies and 3D photos
Capture your memories anyway you choose. Press the MOVIE button to film Full HD video in razor-sharp detail at 50p with stereo sound – a first for an interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C size sensor*. The large size and high image quality of the sensor minimises noise when shooting in low light. Still pictures are clear and precise with 16.1 megapixels and the freedom to use a range of E-mount interchangeable lenses. You can also shoot high resolution landscapes in 3D with 3D Sweep Panorama. This impressive feature captures two Sweep Panorama images from a single series of photos, then creates a high resolution 3D image for viewing on a 3D compatible TV.
Direct your very own films with advanced high quality Full HD video with 16.1 megapixels.
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Take great portraits
Face Detection allows the camera to instantly recognize up to eight faces and adjust focus, exposure, image processing and flash for the best possible image quality. Now this popular feature can also be used when shooting movies and includes Face Registration for prioritizing previously registered faces. Also works with Smile Shutter so you can capture all those special expressions from your family and friends. New Soft Skin Effect automatically removes wrinkles and improves skin tones in faces, making shooting portraits even more fun.
Fast Continuous shooting
Capture spur-of-the-moment shots with Speed Priority Continuous mode at up to 10 frames per second – the fastest continuous shooting speed among mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras*. With focus and exposure fixed at the first frame, this mode is ideal for shooting sports and fast-moving action scenes.
Advanced photographic features
NEX-5N is packed with latest technology to help you create perfect photos. From aberration correction, Auto HDR and D-Range Optimizer to MF Assist and Peaking for easier manual focusing, you’ll have all the tools you need to maximize every shot. Take stunning night shots with Hand-held Twilight and beautiful indoor portraits with Anti-Motion Blur. Plus with Intelligent Auto and Scene Selection modes, everything is fully automatic so you can really just point and shoot.
Compatible with E-mount lenses
The Sony NEX-5N comes in black or silver. Kits are available with an 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS standard zoom lens (SEL1855), an SEL1855 and 16mm F2.8 ultra compact wide angle lens (SEL16F28) or an SEL1855 and 55-210mm lens (SEL55210). A variety of optional accessories are available to boost your creative photography including the FDA-EV1S Electronic OLED Viewfinder and the LA-EA2 A-lens mount adapter including industry renowned Translucent Mirror Technology to enable phase-detection AF — the first adapter of its kind in the world*.
*As of July 2011
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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent,
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This review is from: Sony NEX5DB Alpha Compact System Camera - 16mm F2.8 and 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Lens Black (Electronics)
We didn't buy this through Amazon but having been using it for the last week or two now and I felt compelled to leave feedback on the Nex-5 somewhere..Quite simply, this is a fantastic camera and has far exceeded my (high) expectations. Like the iphone, this camera is a game-changer. Ok, it doesn't quite live up to the iphone in terms of interface, but the poor reviews regarding UI are to my mind grossly exaggerated. In fact I like it. For some purists I guess the menu may feel slightly different, but I honestly haven't had any problems finding settings and nearly all of what I have wanted to do so far I have found to be readily accessible. It would be a real shame if people were put off from buying and enjoying the NEX-5 based on the nit-picking comments from review sites more used to dealing with professional equipment. I believe people who are interested in the smaller form factor of the NEX range will be quite happy with the balance of level of control and ease of use. Pro's go get yourselves a DSLR! And a tripod. And a bag. And some filters. And a light-meter. And a model. And a studio.. For the non-professional, the NEX-5 everyday stills quality is fabulous. The low-light sensitivity is amazing, especially in HDR mode which works so well even hand-held with live subjects, delivering blur-free results. I honestly haven't used the flash once yet despite using indoors and out at night-time. I love the natural colours you get when not using flash. The 'background de-focus' (ok - that sounds a bit naff) is ultra-accessible. Just a single click needed and then thumb-wheel control, without the normal worrying about aperture, shutter and ISO settings while your subject loses interest. The panorama mode delivers incredible results and is SO easy to use and fast. Because it is based on a sweep of a large number of continuous shooting frames each separated by a fraction of a second I believe you are getting a much, much better result than normally achieved using the traditional manual approach and separate photo-editing software. HD video results are also amazing, indoors and out. This is not a compromise for a dedicated camcorder, in fact far from it. With the NEX5's proper lens optics in play I doubt you'll have often seen better video from non-professional kit. No doubt Sony will improve on this first generation of NEX cameras in time, but if you want top quality photos and videos from a tiny camera (with proper lenses) that you'll be happy to carry around everywhere then absolutely I would say go for it! You also don't have to be a tech-geek to get great results, though I think there is enough there to make them very happy too. My only tiny niggle so far is battery life - if you are taking it away for a long weekend you may want to take the charger just in case.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly amazing piece of kit,
By dieselmonkey "dieselmonkey" (Dorset) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sony NEX5DB Alpha Compact System Camera - 16mm F2.8 and 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Lens Black (Electronics)
I'd been on the lookout for a better camera for a while but didn't know exactly what I wanted. My point and shoot (an olympus tough) was great on sunny days but really very average at other times. I didn't want an SLR - they seemed far too complicated, and besides you needed a rucksack for all the kit. I toyed with "better" point and shoots (Canon IXUS) and bridge cameras but nothing really caught my fancy. Then one day while internet browsing I saw a preview of the Nex, and I knew that I had found what I was looking for. Back then I didn't even know how good it actually was!I plumped for the twin lens kit, on the Nex 5. The Nex 5 has a better build quality than the Nex 3 (magnesium vs plastic) and higher quality HD video (1080 vs 720). It just feels nicer in your hand - I think it's a better shape - and also it is remote shutter release compatible - the Nex 3 isn't. So I felt it was worth the extra ££. What Sony have done is put a full size sensor from an SLR into a beautiful tiny shiny case - so you get superb quality pictures without the SLR size. Add to this the ability to change lenses, shoot in RAW and access manual controls or just be entirely lazy and let the camera work for you, and you have a recipe for success. I've had it for 3 weeks and have taken photos everyday. Of everything. Kids playing on swings - kids are pin sharp with lovely action blur. Badminton game - sorted. Landscapes and sunsets - I have a different screensaver each day. Macro - pin sharp bumblebees. Portraits - I've snapped some amazing ones. You name it, it shoots it. Perfectly. A lot of my 'best" shots have been on intelligent auto mode - imagine what you could achieve if you knew what you were doing!! I was at a party the other week and ALL the men came to have a play - even those who own pro quality DSLRs were impressed - and everyone wanted one! There is an active sony nex community on flickr - so you can see the shots it is capable of. So 3 weeks in I'm still not bored (I was photographing blueberries this morning!) and I've really started to experiment with stuff that I'd never have attempted previously. I now - just about - understand shutter speeds, depth of field, f numbers, manual focus, all the different modes and priorities - sometimes i can even set them up right. But the brilliant thing is that I don't have to as the camera will happily do as much or as little as you want. Having all the manual settings probably means I won't get bored for quite some time - and will continue learning! The lenses are superb - I'm glad I got both. The 18-55mm is great for most snaps - simply a good all-rounder. The 16mm adds some interesting effects (which I'm still learning about) and makes the camera so superbly compact that it goes down to point and shoot size (but DSLR quality). A few tiny cons (IMHO far far far outweighed by the pros of this amazing camera) 1. The menu system. Because it is so small and neat sony have put all the settings into an electronic menu system. This is a bit irritating initally, as you can't always find the menu you want. I'm getting used to where to find stuff now but it still takes longer to click-click-turn-click-turn-click than to just press a button on a conventional SLR. If they'd put this stuff on the outside however it would have to be a lot bigger and uglier - so I guess that's the trade-off! 2. Limited lens choice - the Nex range use e-mount lenses - as yet only made by Sony, which means they're damned expensive. The proposed 18-200mm zoom has an RRP of £700! The exact same sony alpha mount lens is £500, or about £150 for a generic brand. You can buy a lens adapter (£150) so you can use sony alpha lenses, but you won't have auto-focus or image stabilisation (another reason why the camera is so small - the image stabiliser is in the lenses). Other manufacturers are bringing out adapters (check out ebay) but you then lose aperture control as well. Still hopefully in time Sony will bring out more lenses, and who knows even tamron or sigma may have a go too. The 2 that come with the kit are awesome, so I can't really complain! And I suppose that will always be the problem when you have new technology. 3. You'll turn into a photo geek. I never would have believed it, but it seems to have happened. I have a lot of toys, but it's a long time since I bought something so "different" and indeed so brilliant, and dare I say, almost life-changing in its ability to enable me to take amazing shots of whatever I choose. I can't urge you strongly enough to buy one, you won't regret it!
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ignore the flaws!,
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This review is from: Sony NEX5DB Alpha Compact System Camera - 16mm F2.8 and 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS Lens Black (Electronics)
If you're spending this much money on a camera no doubt you have read the online reviews and aware of the 'flaws' that are reported. Yes, there are issues with the camera but for me they are insignificant compared to its positive qualities, and they reflect a perhaps too professional approach from the reviewers. Here's my take on the 'flaws'. Incidentally, I am a DSLR owner & user (Canon) so I am aware of how this camera compares to DSLRs. I bought this camera to complement my SLR as a portable alternative.The menu; yes, its irritating, and quite how Sony has got it so wrong when other manufacturers & themselves can produce good menus, is puzzling. It looks fantastic but is long-winded & annoying to use. But, in my experience, the iAuto mode is SO good, you won't be needing the menus that often anyway. The functions I most use when in other modes are mostly near the top of menus so are reasonably accessable. Although the camera is small, the zoom lens is large. True, but overall, with battery installed, the camera is very nicely balanced, and its still much smaller & more convenient than a DSLR. The pancake lens makes it smaller still, though the 16mm wideangle makes it poorly suited to general snapshot photography, and its not image stabilised (why, Sony, why? Tiny compact cameras have it, why can't this lens?). So, to the positives. The image quality is spectacular. Just superb. Both lenses are pin-sharp, despite nitpicking by professional reviewers who measure at full resolution at the extreme corners. For general photography at the print sizes we all make, lens sharpness & image quality are superb. High ISO images are amazing. In iAuto mode, indoor portraits push the auto ISO up to 1600, and they are beautiful. Again, view them at full size in Photoshop & you'll see some grain, but at normal print sizes, even large ones, they are spotless. Sharp, beautiful tones & beautiful colour. I don't use the flash at all, its not neccessary. The iAuto mode is amazing. Pan the screen across a face & the face detection cuts in instantly & locks on. Point it at a bright sky & it selects the right scene mode instantly. Perfect. I only switch to Program mode to use the HDR mode (superb). Low light photography is amazing. Use ISO 1600 & with image stabilisation giving 3-4 stops extra you don't need a flash or a tripod. The resulting images are superb. Its beautifully built. The battery lasts well & it tells you exactly how much juice you have left as a percentage. The screen is brilliant. Pin-sharp and usable in strong sunlight. And it tilts. My only genuine criticism is that the lovely 16mm pancake lens is mot image stabilised. Disappointing. I may never use my DSLR again. Very very highly recommended.
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