Testseek.co.uk have collected 104 expert reviews of the Sony NEX-5N / NEX-5NK and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony NEX-5N / NEX-5NK.
September 2011
(85%)
104 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(80%)
65 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Great image quality
Fantastic HD movie mode
Small body yet large APS-C sensor
Tilting LCD
Clip-on flashgun included
Sweep Panorama
Compact body
Great image colours and clarity
Articulated screen
Build quality
Battery stamina
Compact design and highquality finish
Good general responsiveness
Noise very well controlled up to 6400 ISO
Vertical tilt screen
Great video mode
Outstanding image and video quality
Pointandshoot simplicity
Lots of fun shooting modes
Class-leading image quality
Excellent noise control at mid to high ISO settings
Impressive Full HD movie recording abilities
Small and portable
But also very well built
The editors didn't like
Jumbled menu system
Autofocus no longer on par with other CSCs
Touchscreen takes a back seat
Unlabelled soft keys
Inelegant front-heavy appearance with kit lens
More of a consolidation than a leap on from its predecessor
Menus would benefit from finer subdivisions
No built-in flash
Highgloss LCD prone to glare in bright sunlight / Tilt rather than full swivel screen
No builtin flash (separate flash accessory supplied)
No builtin stabilisation
1855 mm kit lens could be better / Limited choice of lenses unless you buy an adapter ring
Quality: superbly sharp and fully colour saturated.Why you'd buy the NEX-5N: you want to enter the interchangeable lens world at a reasonable price.Why you wouldn't: attaching the lens make the combo a largish proposition.I was also a little startled to s...
Superb high ISO performance, 10fps burst mode, 1080p60/50 movie mode, PASM modes for movie shooting, 920k pixel touch-sensitive flip screen.
Single-use accessory port, No touch-shutter, Poor menu layout and organisation, Inconsistent controls when customised.
The Sony Alpha NEX-5N builds on the ground established by the 1st generation NEX-5 to provide a mirrorless ILC with features and performance that take this form factor to the next level. In a series of firmware revisions, Sony has repositioned the NEX...
While the original NEX-5 and NEX-3 models left us a little cold, the new NEX-5N is an excellent all-round compact system camera (CSC) that successfully appeals to beginners and more experience users alike. While it looks almost identical to its predec...
Great image quality, improved function button customisation
Occasional misfocusing, slow start up, poorly placed movie button, unfriendly menu system, larger lenses than most CSC competitors
Sony's not flinching against the flurry of new Compact System Cameras hitting the market. With smaller-sensor, smaller designs making up the majority of the competition, the NEX-5N's impressive image quality can happily boast to have among the best ima...
Large APS-C sensor, Includes removable flash, Touch screen interface with customizable control buttons, 1080p video recording, Optional eye-level OLED viewfinder available,
Can't beat the NEX-C3 in low-light performance, Slightly larger than NEX-C3, Kit lens is larger than Micro Four Thirds equivalent,
The Sony Alpha NEX-5N delivers a lot of performance from its compact body, packing a sensor as large as those found in most digital SLRs and recording video in full 1080p HD. But it doesn't quite edge out its little brother, the NEX-C3, our Editors' C...
The Sony NEX-5N is an solid performer top-to-bottom in spite of the audio defect during video capture. If you are looking for primarily a still camera, the NEX-5N is an excellent choice. As noted above though, if you are looking at the NEX-5N as a vi...
Abstract: In addition to "What a difference an "n" makes", the subtitle of this report should also read "What a difference a year makes". In my First Impressions Review of the Sony NEX-5 I was impressed with the technology of reducing an APS-C sensor camera ...
Abstract: I've had the Sony NEX-5n in hand for all of a day now; however, I already have some quick first impressions to share.First up, its a very fun camera to use. Quick response from shutter and focus. Autofocus is also very good in video mode. The face trackin...
Published: 2011-08-25, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
A small-bodied interchangeable-lens model with excellent video, the Sony Alpha NEX-5N also offers some nice features, including a tilting LCD, EVF port, and a hybrid touch-screen/traditional interface
The user interface won't be to everyone's taste, and the body feels almost too small for the typical E-mount zoom lenses
An especially good option for people who want a relatively inexpensive ILC for shooting video, the Sony Alpha NEX-5N's photo quality's about the same as its cheaper sibling's.
Abstract: 16.10MegapixelsSony E-mount3.0 inchLCDReview Summary: Sony's thin and light NEX-5N has the same basic form as its predecessor, but sports a new 16.1-megapixel sensor that's capable of capturing up to 10 frames per second and Full HD video at 60p. A new...
