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.
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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
The NEX-5N is a significant update to the NEX-5 in terms of both usability as well as customizability. The added connectivity with the new optional OLED EVF accessory should help to make this camera more appealing to enthusiast users who prefer shooti...
Many touchscreen control options, Amazingly fast 10fps drive mode, Superb highISO quality with special modes
Heavily menudriven navigation is tedious, 16:9 LCD; display area for still is a bit small, Optional EVF is pricy ($400)
While it resembles a point-and-shoot digicam, the NEX-5N is a high-performance camera with great speed, versatility and image quality. Experienced shooters may find the menu-based operating sequences tedious, but the new touch-control options make up f...
The review camera had obviously 'been round the block a couple of times ' before it landed on Photo Review's desk. The supplied lens showed some dents on the ribbing of the zoom ring; the front element of the lens was fingermarked and there was dust in th...
Published: 2011-10-14, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The quality of images from the new sensor is consistently superb. Our testing excursion was on a sunny afternoon when the light was less than ideal, with bright highlights and dark shadows. The Sony took it in its stride, preserving astonishing detail at
Barrel and pincushion distortion at the focal length extremes is bad enough to be disturbing, particularly when taking photos of buildings. The optional optical viewfinder is essential for bright sunlight
Virtually everything in the preceding summary of features and performance is the same as for the NEX-C3. So what do you get for the extra $200? The option of an electronic viewfinder is an added feature, as is in-camera correction for the aforementioned l...
Abstract: Sony may not have been first to the compact system camera party, but its NEX range of swappable lens snappers is mightily impressive – and that's a trend that continues with new model the NEX-5N.This camera is pretty much the ‘NEX-5 Redux', looking exactl...
Excellent image quality; superior noise performance; useful tilting screen; handy button and touchscreen user interface.
In-camera menu interface could be more intuitive; can be bulky when paired with the 18-55mm kit lens.
The NEX-5N offers more shooting flexibility with some internal upgrades while providing excellent image quality with superior low-light performance. ...
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Published: 2012-09-30, Author: Mario , review by: parentesis.com
La opción que tiene el usuario de intercambiar lentes según sean sus necesidades. Ofrece tan buena calidad de imagen que el propietario podrá imprimir sus fotos en formatos mayores a los normales sin perder calidad de detalle
No maneja un buen contraste de color. El costo de algunos de los lentes que se pueden utilizar llega a ser alto
Si quieres una cámara muy completa, pero que no sea tan compleja como las convencionales réflex de cuerpo robusto, esta opción es muy recomendable. Una ventaja para quienes ya tienen algunos conocimientos en fotografía es que permite hacer ajustes manu...
Abstract: La aventura de Sony en un segmento más avanzado que el de las compactas ha sido muy reciente. Sin embargo, ya se ha posicionado de forma excelente con sus réflex y sobre todo con su gama de compactas sin espejo. Innovaciones y apuestas firmes han sido sus...
