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June 2010
(82%)
139 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(94%)
29 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
820100139
The editors liked
Tiny size
Solid build
Superb screen
Better than compact camera quality from (almost) compact camera proportions
Small
Tilting screen
Sweep panorama is fun and effective
Clip-on flash included but good in low-light anyway
Clipon flash included but good in lowlight anyway
Good image quality
Particularly at high ISOs
Handsome
Fast
Pluses
Excellent build and tiny size
Very attractive rotating screen
Quality of photos and noise handling
1080i HD video with continuous autofocus and stereo sound
Onthefly panoramas or long exposure shots with not tripod
Speedy autofocus. Sturdy magnesium alloy body steady in the hand. Built-in photo guides. Lens fits snuggly
The Sony NEX-5 feels really slim and tiny in the hand
But the magnesium alloy body also makes it feel reassuringly sturdy. The lens mount and lenses click snugly into place.The anti-reflective 3-inch screen is sharp and can be tilted for tricky angles
While button-wise
The lineup is very simple – three buttons and a control wheel next to the screen plus shutter
Video and playback up top. The
Small size
Excellent build quality and finish
Tilting
High-resolution display
APS-C sensor
Good high-ISO image quality
Great image quality
1080i HD movie
Compact design with digital SLR capabilities
Excellent burst mode
Solid image quality
The editors didn't like
Lack of buttons sometimes a problem
Battery drains quickly
Flash prevents use of other accessories
Oblong design resembles more prototype than finished item
Fiddly scroll wheel and function access requires period of familiarisation
Pricey if bought with zoom lens
No touchscreen
As expensive as a DSLR
Slow autofocus
Permanently-exposed sensor means nerve-shredding lens changes
Minuses
Useless flash port
Not enough direct access to key settings
Not easy for everybody to hold
A little slow to start up
Sluggish startup. Only three E lenses currently available. Mounting the flash is fiddly
There's no built-in optical viewfinder
Which might annoy some dedicated photography fans. ISO
Metering
Focus are all controlled vis menu screens
So there's via the menu screens and there's a little bit of a lag. The battery life is slightly disappointing
We found it powering down pretty quickly
Especially given the lack of physical controls.There’s no built-in flash
Pluses, Excellent build and tiny size, Very attractive rotating screen, Quality of photos and noise handling, 1080i HD video with continuous autofocus and stereo sound, Onthefly panoramas or long exposure shots with not tripod
Minuses, Useless flash port, Not enough direct access to key settings, Not easy for everybody to hold, A little slow to start up
The Sony NEX-5 has proved a bit of a surprise in more ways than one. The first surprise is that it really is amazingly small for a camera with an APS-C sized sensor, and the body is dwarfed even by the oridinary 18-55mm kit lens. The second is the exte...
Abstract: Updated: Read the full, in-depth . The initial reaction is a good one. For something so small – just 110.8mm wide, 58.8mm high and 38.2mm deep – it feels reassuringly solid and sturdy. Unlike the cheaper , the NEX-5 has a robust magnesium body that fee...
At first glance it is difficult to know what to make of the NEX-5. Its unconventional looks make it seem something of a novelty, but it is actually an extremely powerful camera. Compact camera users should find it much easier to use than a DSLR. Howeve...
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Abstract: A Guest Post by Chris Folsom from Studio Tempura.Here was my dilemma: I love photography and want to have a camera with me as often as possible, but carrying a DSLR at all times is less than practical. But I want better image quality than most cellpho...
The Sony’s answer to Micro Four Third cameras impressed us with its smaller than usual body, good build quality and most importantly, very good DSLR-image quality. There were few minor issues like inaccurate exposure, lack of standard flash hotshoe an...
What we liked about the Sony Nex-5 is that you get many of the features that you would find on a DSLR, the ability to change lenses when you need to, plus the range of features on offer make the NEX-5 an excellent camera.Don’t expect it to replace you ...
The Sony NEX-5 represents a new class of camera for Sony, supplementing their existing dSLR interchangeable lens system. After the success of the Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds system cameras, it comes as no surprise that other manufacturers ...
