Sony α NEX-5N with 18-55mm lens camera
It's all the performance of a DSLR in about half the size and half the weight. Get a perfectly pocket-sized 16.1MP interchangeable lens camera made for capturing beautiful stills on the go at up to 10 frames per second. Record in Full HD 1080/60p or 24p video, take astonishing pictures in low-light with the large Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor or get beautiful panoramic shots in 2D or 3D. Put control at your fingertips with the highly responsive, conveniently tiltable 3.0" Live View touch screen LCD.Model Features: 16.1MP, up to 10 fps shooting, AVCHD™ 1080/60p or 24p HD movies, APS-C size HD image sensor, Sweep Panorama™ mode, Auto HDR, Live View, Tiltable 3.0" LCD, E-mount 18-55mm lens.
Review
- I have been to stores after stores looking for a nice DSLR. I was about to buy Canon T3i when I saw this Nex 5. It was exactly what I was looking for. Then did my research and found out about the clicking noise on recording videos. Went to Sony flagship store and they showed me when you record a video and move a lot, the noise comes, but when you are recording slowly there is no noise. I agree to that but whats the gurantee i will only be using it slowly. I am spending so much money, I dont want any noise at all. What is sony doing regarding this problem? Nothing, all they offer is send for service and they will fix it. Whats the point of buying a new camera when you know you need to send for fix right away. It takes out all the joy of buying a new camera. Sony needs to recall all its products and fix it right away. I started with $500 budget for a camera and because of Nex 5N I am ready to spend the money for it but not till Sony fixes its problem. beside that its a great camera, I tried it and I loved it. 3D panoramic is awesome, if you want just for camera use then go for it.
- I bought this camera the moment it went on sale. I had been in the market for an SLR for a while but had never pulled the trigger on a purchase. I was going to buy a traditional a series SLR when I saw these. All the same feature and performance but in a much smaller and easily carried package. I will not go into detail but to say this camera is beautiful and takes incredible pictures. The video quality is nice and it going to be used for professional work. The clicking issue is a non issue. if you're going to the trouble to have beautiful HD video you should suck it up an buy an external audio recorder that allows you flexibility in recording your subject and your your breathing or the sound of your nails scraping across the nurling on the lens barrel.
- Unfortunately, my camera bought on last friday came with this "click" problem! It is unbelievable! Why Sony did not spread this information to the Sony Stores? By the way, the camera performance is awesome!
- I was very happy with the photo quality, esp. the low noise in higher ISO's. Upon taking my first video with the camera, sharp loud clicking sounds are recorded with the slightest movement of the camera. The noise is from some loose mechanical component in the camera. I panned very gently and it still occurred. There's no point in having 1080p video quality accompanied by corrupted audio. This seems to be a design flaw in the camera as it is a widespread problem; just search the Internet for NEX-5n click. If you hold the camera to your ear and move it, you will hear the click even with the camera powered off. The microphone is picking up this mechanical ly generated sound. This defect has ruined and otherwise excellent camera. Sony has acknowledged this fault but has not revealed the cause as of yet. I don't see how it could be properly fixed by a firmware upgrade. It could be reduced by a firmware upgrade by reducing the audio recording gain, agc, etc, but this would cause side effects with the rest of the audio. Sony should recall these cameras and halt sales of the Nex-5n until this issue is rectified. If not for this problem the camera deserves 5 stars.
Pros And Cons
- Light weight, slick design, perfect for new parents
- Compact size, incredible sensor performance.
- Tons of innovative and actually useful modes for stills like sweep panorama, handheld twilight, high speed continuous.
- Photo and video quality excellent
Cons:
- Clicking noise while recording device
- Click sound during video!
- Loud mechanical clicking sound recorded in audio ruins videos
Product Specifications
Burst Buffer : JPEG (Fine: 10 shots, Standard: 10 shots), RAW (6 shots), RAW+JPEG (4 shots)
Drive Mode : Single-shot, Continuous, Speed Priority, Self-timer, Continuous Self-timer, Bracketing
Shutter Speeds : 1/4000 to 30 seconds, bulb
Shutter Type : Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane shutter
Weights and Measurements
Dimensions (Approx.) : Approx. 4-3/8 × 2-3/8 × 1-9/16" (110.8 x 58.8 x 38.2mm) (W/H/D) excluding protrusions
Weight (Approx.) : Approx. 7.4 oz (210g) (excl battery & media) Approx. 9.5 oz (269g) (w/battery & media)
Camera
Lens Compatibility : Sony E-mount lens, (Sony A-mount lenses when used with LA-EA1 or LA-EA2 lens adaptor)
Lens Mount : Sony E-mount
Camera Type : Sony E-mount interchangeable lens digital camera
LCD Display
LCD Type : 3.0” TFT Xtra Fine™ LCD (921,600 pixels) w/TruBlack™ technology
Angle Adjustment : Up: Approx. 80 degrees, Down: Approx. 45 degrees
Brightness Control : Auto, Manual (5 steps between -2 to +2), Sunny Weather
Coverage : 100%
Live View : Yes, (Constant AF Live View)
Real-time image adjustment display : Exposure Compensation, WB, Creative Style
Histogram : Yes (On/off)
Peaking : Yes (MF only, Level setting: High/Mid/Low/Off), (Color: White/Red/Yellow)
Grid Display : Yes (On/off)
Customization : Brightness: Auto, Manual, Sunny Weather; Display Color: Black, White, Blue, Pink
Touch Panel : Yes
Optics/Lens
Lens Mount Type : Sony E-mount
Aperture (Max.) : f/3.5-5.6
Aperture (Min.) : f/22-34
Focal Length (35mm equivalent) : 27mm-82.5mm (35mm equivalent)
Lens Construction : Metal
Lens Groups-Elements : 9 groups, 11 elements (4 aspheric surfaces)
Minimum Focus Distance : 9.8" (0.25m)
Angle of View : 76o - 29o
Aperture Blade : 7 blades (Circular aperture)
Aspheric Elements : (4 aspheric surfaces)
Dimensions (Max. Diameter x Length) : 62 x 60mm
Exterior Finish : Metal
Internal Motor : Yes (Stepping motor)
Lens Weight : 6.9 oz (194g)
Maximum Magnification : 0.3x
Focus Control
AF Modes : Single-shot AF, Continuous AF, Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus
Focus Area : Multi Point AF (25 points), Center Weighted AF, Flexible Spot AF
Focus Sensitivity : 0 EV to +20 EV (at ISO100 conversion with F2.8 lens)
Manual Focus Assist : Magnified display for precise manual focus
Focus Features : Predictive Focus Control, Focus Lock
AF Illuminator : Built-in, LED type
Viewfinder
Type : Optional OLED finder available (FDA-EV1S)
Advanced Features
Face Detection : On/On (Regist. Faces)/Off
Smile Shutter™ technology : Smile shutter (selectable from 3 steps)
Auto High Dynamic Range : Yes, (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure difference Level (1-6 EV at 1.0 EV step), off)
Photo Creativity : Yes (via iAuto Mode)
Shooting Tips : Yes
Sweep Panorama : Horizontal (Wide/Standard), Vertical, and 3D Panorama
Flash
Flash Compensation : +/-2EV,1/3EV steps
Flash Coverage : FOV coverage up to 16 mm (in the focal length)
Flash Metering System : Pre-flash TTL
Flash Modes : Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear sync., Slow sync., Red-eye reduction
Flash Type : Smart accessory terminal (HVL-F7S Flash Supplied)
Guide Number : 7 (in meters at ISO 100)
Recycling Time : Approx. 4 sec.
Software
Supplied Software : PMB (Picture Motion Browser) v5.2; Image Data Converter SR v3.2; Image Data Lightbox SR v2.2
Operating System Compatibility : Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1; Mac OS X (v10.3-?10.6), PMB is not compatible with Mac OS. Camera (via USB), Image Data Converter, and Image Data Lightbox software are compatible with Mac OS.
Exposure System
Picture Effect(s) : 11 types (15 variations): Posterization (Color, B/W), Pop Color, Retro Photo, Partial Color (R,G,B,Y), High Contrast Monochrome, Toy Camera, Soft High-key, Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature
Auto Exposure Lock : Yes (AE Lock with focus lock)
Color Temperature : 2500 - 9900 k with 15-step Magenta / Green compensation
Creative Style : Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Sunset, B/W (Contrast (-3 to +3steps), Saturation(-3 to +3steps), Sharpness(-3 to +3steps))
D-Range Optimizer : Yes: (Auto, Level, Off)
Exposure Bracketing : Yes: (3 Continuous)
Exposure Compensation : ±3.0 EV (in 0.3 EV steps)
Exposure Settings : iAUTO, Program AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual (M), Sweep Panorama (2D), 3D Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Picture Effect, Scene Selection
ISO : Auto (ISO 100-3200), Selectable (ISO 100 to 25600)
Metering : Advanced 1200-zone evaluative metering
Metering Modes : Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
Metering Sensitivity : 0EV-20EV, (at ISO 100 equivalent w/ f/2.8 lens)
Noise Reduction : Long Exposure NR: (On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1 second) High ISO NR: (High/Normal/Low)
Scene Mode(s) : Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports action, Sunset, Night portrait, Night View, Handheld Twilight
White Balance Mode : Auto,Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Flash, Setting the color temperature, Color Filter, Custom
Power
Number of Still Images : Approx. 430 images (CIPA standard)
Imaging Sensor
Processor : BIONZ™ image processor
Anti Dust : Charge protection coating on Low-Pass Filter and electromagnetic vibration mechanism
Pixel Gross : Approx. 16.7 megapixels
Effective Picture Resolution : Approx. 16.1 megapixels
Focal Length Conversion Factor : 1.5x
Color Filter System : RGB primary color filters
Recording
Media Type : Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
Color Space : sRGB, AdobeRGB
Still Image Mode : JPEG (Standard, Fine), RAW, RAW+JPEG
Still Image Size 16:9 : L (14M): 4912 X 2760 M (7.1M): 3568 X 2000 S (3.4M): 2448 X 1376
Still Image Size 3:2 : L (16M): 4912 X 3264 M (8.4M): 3568 X 2368 S (4M): 2448 X 1624
Panorama Still Image Size : Horizontal Wide: 12,416 x 1,856 (23M) Horizontal Std.: 8,192 x 1,856 (15M) Vertical Wide: 2,160 x 5,536 (12M) Vertical Std.: 2,160 x 3,872 (8.4M) 3D Sweep Panorama: Horizontal Wide: 7152 X 1080 (7.7M) Horizontal Std.: 4912 X 1080 (5.3M) 16:9: 1920 X 1080 (2.1M)
Video Format : AVCHD / MP4 (MPEG-4 AVC (H.264))
Video Mode : AVCHD: PS - 1920 x 1080/60p@28Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/60i@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/60i@17Mbps FX - 1920 x 1080/24p@24Mbps FH - 1920 x 1080/24p@17Mbps MP4: HD - 1440 x 1080/ 30p@12Mbps VGA - 640 x 480/ 30p@3Mbps
Video Signal : NTSC color, EIA standards
Audio Format : Dolby Digital (AC-3) / MPEG-4 AAC-LC
Microphone/Speaker : Built-in stereo microphone; Built-in, monaural speaker
Still Image File Format : JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.3, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3format), 3D MPO (MPF Extended compliant)
Interface
BRAVIA® Sync™ : Yes, via HDMI with compatible BRAVIA HDTV
DVDirect : Yes, via USB
HD Output : HDMI® (TypeC mini)
Memory Card Slot : Dual compatibility slot: Memory Stick PRO Duo™/Pro-HG Duo™/PRO-HG HX Duo™ media - SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card
PhotoTV HD : Yes, with BRAVIA Sync™ enabled HDTV and HDMI® cable
USB Port(s) : USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage, MTP)
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