Compact design with DSLR capabilities, Excellent burst mode, Solid image quality, Innovative modes including Sweep Panorama, HD movie recording with stereo audio,
No built-in flash, Proprietary accessory mount and new lens mount
Excellent image quality, especially at high sensitivities, Ultracompact body with interchangeable lenses (though see below), Beautiful, high resolution, articulating 3" LCD; very good outdoor visibility, Wellimplemented live view with fast 25point AF system, Decent set of manual controls; RAW format supported, good editor included, Responsive performance in all areas; fast "speed priority" contin
Poorly designed, menucentric user interface makes using the camera way more difficult than it should be, Ultracompact body means no mode dial, few buttons, and lots of things to block with your fingers, No builtin flash; included external flash not powerful, has redeye issues; no support for standard external flashes, Not as many manual controls (e.g. Program Shift, WB bracketing, exposure contro
The Sony Alpha NEX-5, along with its little brother (the NEX-3), marks Sony's entry into the compact interchangeable lens camera market. Most of these cameras have been geared toward the enthusiast, with exception of the Olympus E-PL1. Sony's two NEX ...
Abstrakt: At the time of its Australian release (May 10, 2010) the NEX-5K was touted as the world’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens digital camera body and indeed has proven to be both of those things. The body alone weighs in at just 287g with bo...
The NEX-5 looks like some kind of evil experiment where a mad scientist grafted an SLR lens onto a point and shoot camera. We won't speculate on if Sony cackled evilly as they created it, but the result is an interesting camera that is the smallest i...
The NEX-5 ($699) has some of the best auto controls we've seen on a video-capable DSLR. Its continual autofocus is quiet and fast, and its auto exposure system works surprisingly well. In contrast, however, the camera has very little to offer in terms ...
Slow start up time, options tucked away in menus, accessory port fiddly to use
Although compact-like in appearance, don't let the exterior fool you - the Sony NEX-5 produces class-leading images that outshine some stiff competition in the Micro System Cameras sector. Many will love its pick-up-and-shoot ease of use, though it's ...
Good image and color quality, Dedicated video capture button, Autofocus and exposure during video capture, Tilting monitor,
Settings via menus can be time consuming, Accessory port limits viewfinder/flash/stereo recording options,
Sony's NEX-5 (and NEX-3) interchangeable lens compact digitals are the latest additions to a class that has only recently seen competition arrive to contest sales with the class founders. The NEX-5 comes in with competitive ISO and image quality perfor...
Abstrakt: Now that Sony has put itself onto the system cameras market with the Sony NEX-5, the attention for this segment of cameras will only increase. This is a positive development. The existing system cameras by Panasonic, Olympus and Samsung all take as the...
